Distribution, source and risk assessment of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in urban soils of Beijing, China

Chemosphere

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 732-738

  Wu, Shan ^a   Xia, Xinghui ^a   Yang, Lingyan ^a   Liu, Hong ^a  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Beijing; Dioxin toxic equivalency; Land use; Polychlorinated biphenyls; Source assessment; Urban soil

Indexed keywords

LAND USE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOILS;

BEIJING; CHLORINATED CONGENERS; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; METHOD DETECTION LIMITS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL (PCBS); SOURCE ASSESSMENT; TOXIC EQUIVALENCY; URBAN SOILS;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIOXIN; EDUCATION; LAND USE; PCB; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL TYPE; URBAN AREA;

ARTICLE; CHINA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; LAND USE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTANT; SOIL QUALITY; SUBURBAN AREA; URBAN AREA;

BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA;

TETRA;

EID: 78650722091     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2010.10.090     Document Type: Article

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