Distribution of volatile organic compounds around a polluted river

International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 91-104

  Juang, D F ^a   Yuan, C S ^b   Hsueh, S C ^a   Chiou, L J ^a  

^a MEIHO UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Carcinogen; Chlorinated hydrocarbons; Morbidity rate; River wate

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; BUTADIENE; CARCINOGENS; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HEALTH RISKS; IONIZATION OF GASES; MICROCHANNELS; RIVERS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

AIR SAMPLES; BUTYLBENZENE; CHLORINATED HYDROCARBONS; CHLORINATED ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; CONCENTRATION DISTRIBUTIONS; DICHLOROBENZENE; ELECTRON CAPTURE DETECTORS; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMALS; FLAME IONIZATION DETECTORS; HEXACHLOROBUTADIENE; LONG TERMS; MORBIDITY RATE; POLLUTED RIVERS; PRODUCT AND SERVICES; TETRACHLOROETHANE; TETRACHLOROETHENE;

RIVER POLLUTION;

AIR SAMPLING; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BENZENE; CARCINOGEN; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MORBIDITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RIVER POLLUTION; SOFTWARE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 63449130620     PISSN: 17351472     EISSN: 17352630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03326063     Document Type: Article

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