A seasonality study of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans in ambient air in Kaohsiung (Taiwan) clustered with metallurgical industries

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 162, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 103-110

  Wang, Jenshi B ^a   Chang Chien, Guo Ping ^b   Lin, Wen Yinn ^c   Yeh, Jun Hsien ^b   Hung, Chung Hsien ^b  

^a I SHOU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHENG SHIU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Concentration isopleth; Congener profile; Dioxin; Kaohsiung; Metallurgical industry

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ELECTRIC ARCS; FURNACES; METALLURGY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SINTERING;

CONCENTRATION ISOPLETH; CONGENER PROFILE; DIOXIN; KAOHSIUNG; METALLURGICAL INDUSTRY;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

DIBENZOFURAN DERIVATIVE; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN;

AMBIENT AIR; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; PCDD; PCDF; POLLUTANT SOURCE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEASONALITY; URBAN POLLUTION;

AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; METALLURGY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEASONAL VARIATION; TAIWAN;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; BENZOFURANS; COPPER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INCINERATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; IRON; METALLURGY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SEASONS; TAIWAN; TETRACHLORODIBENZODIOXIN;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KAOHSIUNG; TAIWAN;

EID: 57349152572     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2008.05.014     Document Type: Article

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