Aerostat sampling of PCDD/PCDF emissions from the Gulf oil spill in situ burns

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 24, 2010, Pages 9431-9437

  Aurell, Johanna ^a   Gullett, Brian K ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

A-CARBON; CATASTROPHIC FAILURES; DEEPWATER; EMISSION FACTORS; GULF OF MEXICO; IN-SITU; PARTICULATE MATTER; PCDD/PCDFS; PLUME CONCENTRATIONS; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURANS; SINGLE COMPOSITES; TETHERED AEROSTATS; TOXIC EQUIVALENCY;

DRILLING PLATFORMS; MARINE POLLUTION; OIL SPILLS; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

OFFSHORE OIL WELLS;

POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN;

AIR SAMPLING; ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARBON BALANCE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DEEP WATER; EMISSION INVENTORY; OIL SPILL; PCDD; PCDF;

ARTICLE; CARBON BALANCE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FIRE; OIL SPILL; PARTICULATE MATTER; PLUME; SAMPLING; SEA POLLUTION; WATER CONTAMINATION;

AIR POLLUTANTS; BENZOFURANS; CHEMICAL HAZARD RELEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; INCINERATION; OCEANS AND SEAS; PARTICULATE MATTER; PETROLEUM; TETRACHLORODIBENZODIOXIN;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO;

EID: 78650262437     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es103554y     Document Type: Article

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