Temperature dependence of the air concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls and polybrominated diphenyl ethers in a forest and a clearing

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 4655-4661

  Su, Yushan ^a,b   Wania, Frank ^a   Ying, Duan Lei ^a   Harner, Tom ^b   Shoeib, Mahiba ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR CONCENTRATIONS; GASEOUS CONCENTRATIONS;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

AIR QUALITY;

POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE;

AIR QUALITY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

AIR SAMPLING; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DETECTION METHOD; EMISSION INVENTORY; EVAPORATION; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; PBDE; PCB; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHLORINATION; EVAPORATION; FOREST; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

AIR POLLUTANTS; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYLS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; QUALITY CONTROL; TEMPERATURE; TREES;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 34447255637     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es070334p     Document Type: Article

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