Effects of forest fire on the level and distribution of PCDD/Fs and PAHs in soil

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 311, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 177-189

  Kim, Eun Jung ^a   Oh, Jeong Eun ^a   Chang, Yoon Seok ^a  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Forest fire; PAHs; PCDD Fs; Soil

Indexed keywords

COAL ASH; COMBUSTION; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

FOREST FIRES;

SOIL POLLUTION;

DIBENZOFURAN DERIVATIVE; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

FOREST FIRE; PAH; PCDD; PCDF; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ARTICLE; ASH; COMBUSTION; FIRE; FOREST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; WOOD;

FRAXINUS;

EID: 0038122777     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(03)00095-0     Document Type: Article

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