Continuing sources of PCBs: The significance of building sealants

Environment International

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 506-513

  Robson, Matthew ^a   Melymuk, Lisa ^a   Csiszar, Susan A ^a   Giang, Amanda ^a   Diamond, Miriam L ^a   Helm, Paul A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ONTARIO MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT   (Canada)

Author keywords

Buildings; PCBs; Sealants; Sources; Toronto

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLE SOURCES; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SEALANTS;

COMBINED MEASUREMENTS; GIS-BASED; HUMAN EXPOSURES; MASS-BALANCE CALCULATIONS; STOCK ESTIMATION; TORONTO; TORONTO , CANADA;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

HEPTACHLOROBIPHENYL; HEXACHLOROBIPHENYL; OCTACHLOROBIPHENYL; PENTACHLOROBIPHENYL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; SEALANT; TETRACHLOROBIPHENYL; TRICHLOROBIPHENYL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BUILDING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DATABASE; DETECTION METHOD; GIS; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PCB; POLLUTANT SOURCE;

ARTICLE; BUILDING MATERIAL; CALCULATION; CANADA; CITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOLATILIZATION;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA]; TORONTO;

EID: 77953613481     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2010.03.009     Document Type: Article

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