Levels of PCDD/Fs in soil in the vicinity of a medical waste incinerator in China: The temporal variation during 2007-2009

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 179, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 783-789

  Li, Xiao dong ^a   Yan, Mi ^a   Chen, Tong ^a   Lu, Sheng yong ^a   Yan, Jian hua ^a   Cen, Ke fa ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Medical waste incinerator; Polychlorinated dibenzo p dioxins and dibenzofurans; Soil

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY; AVERAGE CONCENTRATION; CURRENT LEVELS; DIBENZOFURANS; MEDICAL WASTE INCINERATOR; MEDICAL WASTES; NEIGHBOURHOOD; PCDD/FS; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZO- P - DIOXINS; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZO-P-DIOXINS AND DIBENZOFURANS; SAMPLING SITE; SOIL SAMPLE; START-UPS; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AIR QUALITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; REFUSE INCINERATORS; SOILS; SURVEYS;

WASTE INCINERATION;

POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN;

COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EMISSION INVENTORY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HOSPITAL SECTOR; INCINERATION; PCDD; PCDF; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL POLLUTION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ARTICLE; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITAL WASTE; INCINERATION; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION;

BENZOFURANS; CARBON; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INCINERATION; MEDICAL WASTE; MEDICAL WASTE DISPOSAL; PARTICULATE MATTER; PLANTS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TETRACHLORODIBENZODIOXIN; TIME FACTORS; TREES;

CHINA;

EID: 77952892040     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.03.072     Document Type: Article

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