PCDD/F and dioxin-like PCB profiles in soils amended with sewage sludge, compost, farmyard manure, and mineral fertilizer since 1962

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 461-470

  Umlauf, Gunther ^a   Christoph, Eugen H ^a   Lanzini, Laura ^a   Savolainen, Risto ^a   Skejo, Helle ^a   Bidoglio, Giovanni ^a   Clemens, Joachim ^b   Goldbach, Heiner ^b   Scherer, Heinrich ^b  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atmospheric deposition; Compost; Congener pattern; Dioxin like PCBs; Manure; PCDD Fs; Sewage sludge; Soil; Translocation

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; COMPOST; DIBENZOFURAN; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; HEALTH RISK; LUVISOL; MANURE; PCB; PCDD; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL COLUMN; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL QUALITY; TOXICITY;

GERMANY;

EID: 79951775027     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-010-0389-9     Document Type: Article

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