Chloroform in the environment: Occurrence, sources, sinks and effects

Chemosphere

Volumn 50, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1291-1308

  McCulloch, A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Barrymore   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atmospheric removal processes; Ecotoxicity; Human health; Oceanic; Soil and industrial sources

Indexed keywords

OXIDATION; SOILS; UPPER ATMOSPHERE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; VOLCANOES;

BIOACCUMULATION;

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS;

CHLORIDE; CHLOROFORM; DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER; OXIDIZING AGENT; RAIN; SEA WATER; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

CHLOROFORM;

AIR POLLUTION; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CHEMICAL SINK; CLIMATE CHANGE; DRUG INDUSTRY; ECOTOXICITY; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; GREENHOUSE GAS; OXIDATION; POLLUTION; SOIL TREATMENT; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 0037332619     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(02)00697-5     Document Type: Review

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