Reductions and changing patterns of ambient PCDD/Fs in the UK: Evidence and implications

Chemosphere

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 530-539

  Hassanin, Ashraf ^a   Lee, Robert G M ^a   Johnston, A E ^b   Jones, Kevin C ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dioxins; Herbage; Pattern; PCDD F; Sources; Trend; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DEPOSITION; PHENOLS; PUBLIC POLICY;

DIOXINS; HERBAGE; PCDD/F; UNITED KINGDOM;

POLLUTION DETECTION;

AROMATIC COMPOUND; COAL; PENTACHLOROPHENOL; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN;

AIR POLLUTION; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DEPOSITION; PHENOLS; POLLUTION DETECTION; PUBLIC POLICY;

BIOMASS BURNING; EMISSION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; PCDD; PCDF; PCP; POLLUTANT SOURCE; REDUCTION;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); HEATING; INCINERATION; ISOMER; POLICY; REDUCTION; SAMPLE; UNITED KINGDOM; WOOD;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33747085815     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.01.032     Document Type: Article

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