Formation of Dioxins from Incineration of Fallen Leaf

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 114-118

  Katami, T ^a   Yasuhara, A ^b   Shibamoto, T ^c  

^a Gifu Prefectural Institute for Bio Industrial Technology   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON 13; DIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL CARCINOGENESIS; CHERRY; COMBUSTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EYE IRRITATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HEALTH HAZARD; INCINERATION; ISOTOPE LABELING; LUNG TOXICITY; NONHUMAN; NOSE IRRITATION; OAK; PLANT LEAF; SAMPLING; TEMPERATURE; TREE;

AIR POLLUTANTS; DIOXINS; HUMANS; PLANT LEAVES;

QUERCUS;

EID: 1642512554     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-003-0248-1     Document Type: Article

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