Determination of levels of persistent organic pollutants (PCDD/Fs, PBDD/Fs, PBDEs, PCBs, and PBBs) in atmosphere near a municipal solid waste incinerator

Chemosphere

Volumn 80, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1220-1226

  Wang, Mao Sung ^a   Chen, Shui Jen ^a   Huang, Kuo Lin ^a   Lai, Yi Chieh ^b   Chang Chien, Guo Ping ^b   Tsai, Jen Hsiung ^a   Lin, Wen Yinn ^c   Chang, Kuo Ching ^a   Lee, Jia Twu ^a  

^a NATIONAL PINGTUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b CHENG SHIU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Atmosphere; Brominated flame retardants; Column chromatography; Municipal solid waste incinerators; Persistent organic pollutants

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE CARBON; ATMOSPHERE; ATMOSPHERIC CONCENTRATION; BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANTS; DIBENZOFURANS; DIOXIN-LIKE COMPOUNDS; DIOXIN-LIKE PCBS; DIPHENYL ETHER; HIGH RESOLUTION; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE INCINERATOR; PCDD/FS; PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; POLYBROMINATED DIBENZO-P-DIOXINS; SPIKED SAMPLES;

COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; ETHERS; FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT; FLAME RETARDANTS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; REFUSE INCINERATORS; SILICA; SOLID WASTES; WASTE INCINERATION;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ALUMINUM; POLYBROMINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYBROMINATED DIBENZOFURAN; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN; SILICON;

ACTIVATED CARBON; AIR SAMPLING; ALUMINUM OXIDE; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIBENZOFURAN; DIOXIN; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HALOGENATED HYDROCARBON; INCINERATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PERSISTENCE; SILICA; WASTE TREATMENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; INCINERATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; POLLUTANT;

ATMOSPHERE; BENZOFURANS; BIPHENYL COMPOUNDS; DIOXINS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; INCINERATION; TETRACHLORODIBENZODIOXIN;

EID: 77955415487     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2010.06.007     Document Type: Article

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