PCDD/Fs and PCBs in sediments of the Liaohe River, China: Levels, distribution, and possible sources

Chemosphere

Volumn 79, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 754-762

  Zhang, Haijun ^a   Zhao, Xiaofeng ^a   Ni, Yuwen ^a   Lu, Xianbo ^a   Chen, Jiping ^a   Su, Fan ^a   Zhao, Liang ^a   Zhang, Ning ^a   Zhang, Xueping ^a  

^a DALIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Congener profile; PCBs; PCDD Fs; Possible source; Sediment

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COAL COMBUSTION; CONTAMINATION; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; IRON ORES; ORE SINTERING; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RIVERS; SEDIMENTS; SINTERING;

CANADIAN COUNCIL OF MINISTERS OF THE ENVIRONMENTS; CONGENER PROFILES; HIERARCHICAL CLUSTER ANALYSIS; PCDD/FS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL (PCBS); POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZO-P-DIOXINS AND DIBENZOFURANS; POSSIBLE SOURCE; SEDIMENT QUALITY GUIDELINES;

RIVER POLLUTION;

ALUMINUM; COPPER; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMBUSTION; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; PCB; PCDD; POLLUTANT SOURCE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RIVER POLLUTION; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; CHINA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COAL MINING; COMBUSTION; METALLURGY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RIVER; SEDIMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION;

CHINA; DALIAO RIVER; LIAOHE RIVER; LIAONING;

EID: 77950628102     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2010.02.039     Document Type: Article

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