Level and distribution of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in surface soils from Hanoi, Vietnam

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 78, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 211-216

  Toan, Vu Duc ^a   Thao, Vu Duc ^b   Walder, Jürg ^c   Schmutz, Hans Rudolf ^c   Ha, Cao The ^d  

^a Thuyloi University   (Viet Nam)

^b HANOI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Viet Nam)

^c UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES AND ARTS NORTHWESTERN SWITZERLAND   (Switzerland)

^d Research Centre for Environmental Technology and Sustainable Development   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

AGRICULTURAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); HEALTH HAZARD; INDUSTRIAL AREA; SOIL POLLUTANT; SURFACE SOIL; URBAN AREA; VIET NAM;

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; VIETNAM;

EID: 34347348963     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-007-9120-z     Document Type: Article

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