Interlaboratory study for the polychlorinated naphthalenes (PCNs): Phase 1 results

Chemosphere

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 555-562

  Harner, Tom ^a   Kucklick, John ^b  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b Hollings Marine Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Halowax; Interlaboratory comparison; PCN; Quality control

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL LABORATORIES; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS);

ENVIRONMENTAL MATRICES;

NAPHTHALENE;

INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL; NAPHTHALENE DERIVATIVE;

NAPHTHALENE;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; INDUSTRY; INSTRUMENTATION; LABORATORY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 0037400795     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(02)00842-1     Document Type: Article

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