Occurrence of organochlorine pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls in soils and sediments from Eastern Romania

International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry

Volumn 86, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 833-842

  Dragan, Doina ^a,b   Cucu Man, Simona ^a   Dirtu, Alin C ^a   Mocanu, Raluca ^a   Vaeck, Luc Van ^b   Covaci, Adrian ^b  

^a ALEXANDRU IOAN CUZA UNIVERSITY OF IASI   (Romania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Organochlorine pesticides; Polychlorinated biphenyls; Romania; Sediment; Soil

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RIVERS; SEDIMENTS; SOILS; WASTE DISPOSAL;

HEXACHLOROBENZENE (HCB); ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDES; ROMANIA;

PESTICIDES;

EID: 33745714096     PISSN: 03067319     EISSN: 10290397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03067310600665571     Document Type: Article

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