Characteristics of air pollution by polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans in the typical industrial areas of Tangshan City, China

Journal of Environmental Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 228-235

  Ren, Zhiyuan ^a   Zhang, Bing ^a   Lu, Pu ^a   Li, Cheng ^a   Gao, Lirong ^a   Zheng, Minghui ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Ambient air; Dioxins; Inhalable particles; Metropolis; Total suspended particles

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT AIR; DIOXINS; INHALABLE PARTICLES; METROPOLIS; TOTAL SUSPENDED PARTICLES;

AIR QUALITY; ALKALINITY; DISKS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); INDUSTRIAL PLANTS; IRON; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SINTERING; THERMAL POLLUTION;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN; BENZOFURAN DERIVATIVE; CHLORINATED DIBENZOFURANS; DRUG DERIVATIVE; POLYCHLORODIBENZO 4 DIOXIN; POLYCHLORODIBENZO-4-DIOXIN;

AIR SAMPLING; AMBIENT AIR; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; PCDD; PCDF; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; URBAN POLLUTION;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHINA; INDUSTRY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; QUALITY CONTROL;

AIR POLLUTANTS; BENZOFURANS; CHINA; INDUSTRY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; QUALITY CONTROL; TETRACHLORODIBENZODIOXIN;

CHINA; HEBEI; TANGSHAN;

EID: 79551664663     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-0742(10)60425-1     Document Type: Article

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