Historical perspective on PCBs

Environmental Engineering Science

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 247-257

  Shifrin, Neil S ^a   Toole, Amy P ^a  

^a GRADIENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Aroclor; Gas chromatography; PCBs; TSCA

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HEALTH HAZARDS; HISTORY; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; TOXICITY; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLING;

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

AROCLOR; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ECOTOXICOLOGY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; POLLUTANT; REVIEW;

EID: 0031666503     PISSN: 10928758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ees.1998.15.247     Document Type: Review

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