A study of the spatial distribution of PCBs in the UK atmosphere using pine needles

Chemosphere

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 2189-2203

  Tremolada, P ^a   Burnett, V ^b   Calamari, D ^a   Jones, K C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; BIOACCUMULATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; INDUSTRIALIZATION; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; PINE; PLANT LEAF; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; POPULATION DENSITY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACACIA KOA;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; PCB; PINE NEEDLE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

UK;

EID: 0029662937     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0045-6535(96)00127-0     Document Type: Article

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