Evidence for destruction of PCBs by the OH radical in urban atmospheres

Chemosphere

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 735-746

  Totten, Lisa A ^a   Eisenreich, Steven J ^a   Brunciak, Paul A ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Degradation; Diurnal variation; Homologue groups; Oxidation

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE; FREE RADICALS; RATE CONSTANTS; TROPOSPHERE;

CONGENERS;

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

HYDROXYL RADICAL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE;

DEGRADATION; DIURNAL VARIATION; HYDROXYL RADICAL; PCB; TROPOSPHERE; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DILUTION; OXIDATION; REACTION ANALYSIS; TROPOSPHERE; UNITED STATES;

BALTIMORE; CHICAGO; ILLINOIS; JERSEY CITY; MARYLAND; NEW JERSEY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036251109     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(01)00326-5     Document Type: Article

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