Semipermeable membrane device (SPMD) for monitoring PCDD and PCDF levels from a paper mill effluent in the Androscoggin River, Maine, USA

Chemosphere

Volumn 72, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1171-1180

  Charlestra, Lucner ^a   Courtemanch, David L ^b   Amirbahman, Aria ^c   Patterson, Howard ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b Maine Department of Environmental Protection   (United States)

^c University of Maine   (United States)

^d University of Maine   (United States)

Author keywords

Passive sampling; Polychlorinated dibenzo p dioxins; Polychlorinated dibenzofurans; Water quality

Indexed keywords

EFFLUENTS; MEMBRANES; MICROFLUIDICS; MONITORING; PAPER AND PULP MILLS; PAPER PRODUCTS; PAPERMAKING MACHINERY; WATER POLLUTION;

MONITOR (CO); PAPER MILL; PAPER MILL EFFLUENTS; PCDD/FS; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZO P DIOXINS (PCCD); POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURANS (PCDFS); PULP AND PAPER; SEMI-PERMEABLE MEMBRANES;

PAPER;

3,4,4' TRICHLOROBIPHENYL; 4,4' DICHLOROBIPHENYL; DICHLOROBIPHENYL; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN;

CHLORINATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EFFLUENT; MEMBRANE; MONITORING; PCDD; PCDF; PERMEABILITY; PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY; SAMPLING; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DEVICE; DIALYSIS; EFFLUENT; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; PAPER INDUSTRY; POLLUTION MONITORING; RIVER; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTION;

BENZOFURANS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MAINE; PAPER; RIVERS; TETRACHLORODIBENZODIOXIN; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CONCENTRATION; EFFLUENTS; FLUIDICS; MEMBRANES; MONITORING; PAPER; PAPER INDUSTRY; PAPER MACHINE COMPONENTS; PAPER PRODUCTS; RIVERS; SAMPLING; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ANDROSCOGGIN RIVER; MAINE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

TETRA;

EID: 45449116686     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2008.03.057     Document Type: Article

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