A site-specific screening comparison of modeled and monitored air dispersion and deposition for perfluorooctanoate

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 402-411

  Barton, Catherine A ^a   Zarzecki, Charles J ^a   Russell, Mark H ^a  

^a DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; DISPERSIONS; FORECASTING;

AIR QUALITY MODELING; AIR QUALITY MODELS; AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETIES; EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; MANUFACTURING FACILITY; METEOROLOGICAL INPUT; PERFLUORINATED COMPOUNDS; PERFLUOROOCTANOATE;

DEPOSITION;

PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID;

AIR MONITORING; AIR QUALITY; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISPERSION; GRASS; METEOROLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; SURFACE SOIL;

EID: 77952005834     PISSN: 10962247     EISSN: 21622906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3155/1047-3289.60.4.402     Document Type: Article

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