Concentrations of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins in processed ball clay from the United States

Chemosphere

Volumn 67, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1816-1821

  Ferrario, Joseph ^a   Byrne, Christian ^a   Schaum, John ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ball clay; Ceramics; Congener profile; Dioxins; Human exposure; Pottery

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC MATERIALS; CLAY; HEALTH HAZARDS; ISOMERS; SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS; TOXIC MATERIALS;

BALL CLAY; CONGENER PROFILES; DIOXINS; HUMAN EXPOSURE; POTTERY;

SOIL POLLUTION;

POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN;

CERAMIC MATERIALS; CLAY; HEALTH HAZARDS; ISOMERS; SOIL POLLUTION; SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS; TOXIC MATERIALS;

CERAMICS; CLAY MINERAL; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HEALTH RISK; MINERAL PROCESSING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PCDD; PCDF; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CERAMIC INDUSTRY; CLAY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ISOMER; POLLUTION; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; UNITED STATES;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

TETRA;

EID: 33947186374     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.05.143     Document Type: Article

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