Congener profile of polychlorinated/brominated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans in soil and sediments collected at a former chlor-alkali plant

Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry

Volumn 67, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 135-146

  Kannan, Kurunthachalam ^a   Watanabe, Isao ^b   Giesy, John P ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OSAKA PREFECTURAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Benzofurans; Brominated diphenyl ether; Chlor alkali; Chlorinated dibenzo p dioxins; Polyhalogenated dibenzo p dioxins; Sediment

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032408295     PISSN: 02772248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02772249809358608     Document Type: Article

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