Effects of burnings of wax apple stubble and rice straw on polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin and dibenzofuran concentrations in air and soil

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 457-464

  Kao, Jen Ho ^a   Chen, Kang Shin ^a   Tsai, Cheng Hsien ^b   Li, Hsing Wang ^c   Chang Chien, Guo Ping ^d  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d CHENG SHIU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ORCHARDS; SOIL POLLUTION; TOXIC MATERIALS;

DIBENZOFURANS; OPEN BURNING; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZO-P-DIOXINS; WAX APPLES;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

DIBENZOFURAN DERIVATIVE; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; WAX;

AIR ANALYSIS; AMBIENT AIR; APPLE; ARTICLE; ASH; ORCHARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL ANALYSIS;

AIR POLLUTION; IMPURITIES; ORCHARDS; RICE STRAW;

MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 34247542459     PISSN: 10962247     EISSN: 21622906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3155/1047-3289.57.4.457     Document Type: Article

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