Bioconcentration of dioxins and furans in vegetation

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 179, Issue 1-4, 2007, Pages 117-124

  Sharma, Mukesh ^a   McBean, Edward ^b   Gowing, April ^c  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c Conestoga Rovers and Associates ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

BCF; Dioxins; Furans; Kow; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATION THEORY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTAMINATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BIOCONCENTRATION; DIOXINS; FURANS;

TOXIC MATERIALS;

DIOXIN; FURAN DERIVATIVE;

COMPUTATION THEORY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTAMINATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXIC MATERIALS;

BIOACCUMULATION; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; POLLUTION MONITORING; POLLUTION POLICY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; STANDARD (REGULATION); VEGETATION;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CANADA; CONTAMINATION; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; POLLUTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; VEGETATION;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 33846821983     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: 15732932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-006-9218-7     Document Type: Article

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