Dechlorination of PCBs in Water Under UV Irradiation and the Relationship Between the Electric Charge Distribution on the Carbon Atom and the Site of Dechlorination Occurrence

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 971-978

  Chang, F C ^a   Hsieh, Y N ^a   Wang, Y S ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ARTICLE; DECHLORINATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HALF LIFE TIME; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER TREATMENT;

CARBON; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ELECTRICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 0142178031     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-003-8890-1     Document Type: Article

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