Contamination of River Kymijoki sediments with polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins, dibenzofurans and mercury and their transport to the Gulf of Finland in the Baltic Sea

Chemosphere

Volumn 73, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1675-1683

  Salo, Simo ^a   Verta, Matti ^a   Malve, Olli ^a   Korhonen, Markku ^a   Lehtoranta, Jouni ^a   Kiviranta, Hannu ^b   Isosaari, Pirjo ^b   Ruokojärvi, Päivi ^b   Koistinen, Jaana ^b   Vartiainen, Terttu ^b,c  

^a FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Chlorophenol production; Gulf of Finland; Polychlorinated dibenzo p dioxins; Polychlorinated dibenzofurans; River sediments; Transport

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CHEMICAL PULP; COASTAL ZONES; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTAMINATION; DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING; EFFLUENTS; IMPURITIES; MERCURY (METAL); OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; PAPER AND PULP MILLS; PROTECTIVE COATINGS; RIVERS; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

CHLOROPHENOL PRODUCTION; GULF OF FINLAND; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZO-P-DIOXINS; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURANS; RIVER SEDIMENTS; TRANSPORT;

RIVER POLLUTION;

1,2,3,4,6,7,8 HEPTACHLORODIBENZOFURAN; DIBENZOFURAN DERIVATIVE; MERCURY; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CHLOROPHENOL; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIBENZOFURAN; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MERCURY (ELEMENT); PCDD; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SEDIMENT TRAP;

ARTICLE; BALTIC SEA; EFFLUENT; FINLAND; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PULP MILL; RIVER; SEA POLLUTION; SEDIMENT; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; WATER CONTAMINATION;

BENZOFURANS; FINLAND; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; MERCURY; OCEANS AND SEAS; RISK MANAGEMENT; RIVERS; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SUSPENSIONS; TETRACHLORODIBENZODIOXIN;

CHEMICAL PULPS; CONCENTRATION; EFFLUENTS; IMPURITIES; MERCURY; PROTECTIVE COATINGS; RIVERS; SEDIMENTS; TRANSPORT; WATER POLLUTION;

ETELA SUOMEN; EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; KYMIJOKI RIVER; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 54549113053     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2008.07.085     Document Type: Article

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