Levels, seasonal variations and sources of organochlorine pesticides in ambient air of Guangzhou, China

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 677-687

  Yang, Yunyun ^a   Li, Deliang ^a   Mu, Dehai ^a  

^a Guangzhou)   (China)

Author keywords

Air; Chlordine; DDT; Guangzhou; HCH; Organochlorine pesticide

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); RIVERS;

ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDES; SEASONAL VARIATIONS;

PESTICIDES;

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHANE; 1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; CHLORDANE; CHLORPHENOTANE; DICOFOL; DIELDRIN; ENDRIN; LINDANE; ORGANOCHLORINE DERIVATIVE; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE; PESTICIDE;

AIR SAMPLING; AMBIENT AIR; DDT; DIELDRIN; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUBURBAN AREA;

AIR SAMPLING; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CHINA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; URBAN AREA;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GUANGDONG; GUANGZHOU; ZHUJIANG DELTA;

EID: 38649135400     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2007.09.061     Document Type: Article

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