Dioxin, dioxin-like PCBs and organotin compounds in the river Elbe and the Hamburg harbour: Identification of sources

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 37, Issue 6-7, 1998, Pages 207-215

  Götz, Rainer ^a   Steiner, Bernd ^a   Sievers, Susanne ^a   Friesel, Peter ^a   Roch, Klaus ^a   Schwörer, Roland ^a   Haag, Franz ^b  

^a Umweltuntersuchungen ^*  (Germany)

^b Consult Analyt im Umweltbereich ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Dioxin; Dioxin like PCBs; Hamburg harbour; Kohonen network; Neural networks; Organotin compounds; River Elbe

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTAMINATION; ORGANOMETALLICS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PORTS AND HARBORS; RIVERS;

SOURCE IDENTIFICATION;

SEDIMENTS;

BUTYLTIN; ORGANOTIN COMPOUND; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN;

INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; NEURAL NETWORK; PCB; POLLUTION MONITORING; POLLUTION SOURCE; SURFACE WATER;

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DREDGING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GERMANY; WATER POLLUTION;

GERMANY, ELBE ESTUARY; GERMANY, ELBE RIVER; GERMANY, SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN, HAMBURG;

EID: 0346721534     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1223(98)00200-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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