Comparison of polymeric samplers for accurately assessing PCBs in pore waters

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1288-1296

  Gschwend, Philip M ^a   Macfarlane, John K ^a   Reible, Danny D ^b   Lu, X ^b   Hawthorne, Steven B ^c   Nakles, David V ^d   Thompson, Timothy ^e  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

^d CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Science and Engineering for the Environment   (United States)

Author keywords

PCBs; Polydimethylsiloxane; Polyethylene; Polyoxymethylene; Pore water

Indexed keywords

AIR-BRIDGES; GOOD CORRELATIONS; HYDROPHOBIC ORGANIC COMPOUND; MASS TRANSFER LIMITATION; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; PASSIVE SAMPLING; PCBS; PERFORMANCE REFERENCE COMPOUNDS; POLYOXYMETHYLENE; PORE WATER; PORE WATERS; POREWATER CONCENTRATIONS; SAMPLING DEVICES; SEDIMENT CONCENTRATION; SITE ASSESSMENT; WATER PARTITION COEFFICIENTS; WEIGHT FRACTIONS;

ACETAL RESINS; ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; BIOCHEMISTRY; ESTIMATION; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; POLYETHYLENES; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SILICONES; THERMOPLASTICS; WATER;

POLYMERS;

DIMETICONE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; POLYETHYLENE; POLYMER; POLYOXYMETHYLENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOACCUMULATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MASS TRANSFER; ORGANIC CARBON; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; PCB; POLYCHAETE; POLYMER; POREWATER; SAMPLER; SAMPLING; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DEVICE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NEANTHES ARENACEODENTATA; NONHUMAN; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; POLYCHAETA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLER; SEDIMENT; TECHNIQUE; WATER ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; POLYCHAETA; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; POLYETHYLENE; POLYMERS; SEAWATER; SOLUBILITY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

NEANTHES ARENACEODENTATA; POLYCHAETA;

EID: 79955720072     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.510     Document Type: Article

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