Photodegradation of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans in aqueous solutions and in organic solvents

Chemosphere

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 793-800

  Kim, Meekyung ^a   O'Keefe, P W ^a,b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b WADSWORTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aqueous solutions; Photolysis; Polychlorinated dibenzo p dioxins; Polychlorinated dibenzofurans

Indexed keywords

ACETONITRILE; DIBENZOFURAN DERIVATIVE; ORGANIC SOLVENT; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; WATER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CARCINOGENESIS; DECHLORINATION; GUINEA PIG; NONHUMAN; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOLYSIS; RAT;

BENZOFURANS; DIOXINS; LIGHT; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SOLUTIONS; SOLVENTS; TETRACHLORODIBENZODIOXIN; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; WATER;

EID: 0034074993     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(99)00564-0     Document Type: Article

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