Structure-related distribution of PCDD/Fs, PCBs and HCB in a river-sea system

Chemosphere

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 85-94

  Josefsson, Sarah ^a   Karlsson, O Magnus ^b,c   Malmaeus, J Mikael ^b   Cornelissen, Gerard ^d,e,f   Wiberg, Karin ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b IVL SWEDISH ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d NORWEGIAN GEOTECHNICAL INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^e STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^f NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Baltic Sea; HOC; Organic carbon; Particulate matter; Spring bloom

Indexed keywords

BLOOMS (METAL); DISSOLUTION; ORGANIC CARBON; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

BALTIC SEA; DISSOLVED CONCENTRATIONS; FREELY DISSOLVED CONCENTRATION; NON-DIOXIN-LIKE PCBS; PARTICULATE MATTER; SPRING BLOOMS; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTERS; WATER CONCENTRATIONS;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

HEXACHLOROBENZENE; ORGANIC CARBON; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN;

ALGAL BLOOM; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; HYDROPHOBICITY; PCB; PCDD; PCDF; SAMPLING; SUSANNITE; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

ARTICLE; BALTIC SEA; ESTUARY; HYDROPHOBICITY; PARTICULATE MATTER; RIVER; SEA; SEASHORE; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SAMPLING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA;

EID: 79952106882     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2011.01.019     Document Type: Article

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