Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans in the atmosphere around the great lakes

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1036-1041

  Venier, Marta ^a   Ferrario, Joseph ^b   Hites, Ronald A ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CONCENTRATIONS; CHICAGO; CONCENTRATION OF; GREAT LAKES; ILLINOIS; INDUSTRIAL AREAS; MICHIGAN; NEW YORK; NORTH AMERICANS; PCDD/FS; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZO-P-DIOXINS AND DIBENZOFURANS; RESIDENTIAL HEATING; SAMPLING SITES; SEASONAL TRENDS; URBAN SITES;

ALGEBRA; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); LAKE POLLUTION; LAKES; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; TOXIC MATERIALS;

POLLUTION DETECTION;

DIBENZOFURAN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); PCDD; PCDF; POLLUTANT SOURCE; RURAL ATMOSPHERE; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; LAKE; RURAL AREA; SEASONAL VARIATION; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

AIR; ATMOSPHERE; BENZOFURANS; GEOGRAPHY; GREAT LAKES REGION; HUMANS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TETRACHLORODIBENZODIOXIN; TIME FACTORS;

CHICAGO; GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; ILLINOIS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 64349107492     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es802644w     Document Type: Article

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