Statistical comparison of residential soil concentrations of PCDDs, PCDFs, and PCBs from two communities in Michigan

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 5441-5448

  Demond, A ^a   Adriaens, P ^a   Towey, T ^b   Chang, S C ^c   Hong, B ^d   Chen, Q ^d   Chang, C W ^d   Franzblau, A ^d   Garabrant, D ^d   Gillespie, B ^d   Hedgeman, E ^d   Knutson, K ^d   Lee, C Y ^d   Lepkowski, J ^e   Olson, K ^e   Ward, B ^e   Zwica, L ^d   Luksemburg, W ^f   Maier, M ^f  

^a University of Michigan   (United States)

^b Limno Tech Inc   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^f Vista Analytical Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC COMPOUNDS; BANKS (BODIES OF WATER); CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; POLLUTION; POLLUTION DETECTION; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; POPULATION STATISTICS; PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS; PRINTED CIRCUITS; REFUSE INCINERATORS; RIVER POLLUTION; RIVERS; SOIL SURVEYS; SOILS; STATISTICAL METHODS; STATISTICS;

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; DIOXIN-LIKE COMPOUNDS; DIRECT CONTACTS; FLOOD PLAINS; GEOMETRIC MEAN; JACKSON; MICHIGAN; POLYCHLORINATED DI-BENZO-P-DIOXINS; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURANS; RESIDENTIAL SOIL; SOIL MEASUREMENTS; SOIL SAMPLES; STATISTICAL INFERENCES; UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN;

SOIL POLLUTION;

2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN; 2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZOFURAN; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; FLOODPLAIN; PCB; PCDD; PCDF; PLUME; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SOIL POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; PLUME; SOIL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED STATES;

BENZOFURANS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MICHIGAN; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOIL POLLUTANTS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TETRACHLORODIBENZODIOXIN; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

MICHIGAN; MIDLAND COUNTY [MICHIGAN]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 48749094083     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es702554g     Document Type: Article

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