Surveillance programme on dioxin levels in ambient air sites in Catalonia (Spain)

Chemosphere

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 697-702

  Abad, Esteban ^a   Caixach, Josep ^a   Rivera, Josep ^a   Gustems, Lluís ^b   Massagué, Guillem ^b   Puig, Oriol ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY   (Spain)

^b GENERALITAT DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ambient air concentrations; Dioxins; Furans; PCDDs PCDFs; Persistent organic pollutants

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; RURAL AREAS;

AMBIENT AIR;

AIR;

DIOXIN;

AMBIENT AIR; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DIOXIN; PCDD; PCDF;

AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTAMINATION; EVALUATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; RURAL AREA; SAMPLING; SPAIN; URBAN AREA;

CATALONIA; SPAIN;

EID: 0036827209     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(02)00377-6     Document Type: Article

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