Behaviour and spatial and temporal variations of polychlorinated biphenyls and lindane in the urban atmosphere of the Paris area, France

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 31, Issue 22, 1997, Pages 3787-3802

  Granier, Laurent Khalil ^a,b   Chevreuil, Marc ^a  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Atmospheric deposition; Lindane; Organochlorines; Polychlorinated biphenyls; Semivolatile organic compounds; Vapour particle partitioning

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; LINDANE; ORGANOCHLORINES; VAPOR/PARTICLE PARTITIONING; WASHOUT;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PESTICIDES; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; VAPORS;

AIR POLLUTION;

AROCLOR 1254; LINDANE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; LINDANE; PARTITIONING; PCB; PESTICIDE; SPATIAL VARIATION; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

AGRICULTURE; AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; DRY DEPOSITION; FRANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; TEMPERATURE; VELOCITY; WINTER;

FRANCE, ILE DE FRANCE, PARIS;

EID: 0031282358     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(97)00210-0     Document Type: Article

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