Occurrence, phase distribution and depositional intensity of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) and its metabolites in air and precipitation of the Pearl River Delta, China

Chemosphere

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 446-451

  Yue, Qiang ^a,b   Zhang, Kai ^a,d   Zhang, Bao Zhong ^a   Li, Shao Meng ^c   Zeng, Eddy Y ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b SHAOGUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane; Dry particle and wet deposition; Partition coefficient; Pearl River Delta; Washout ratio

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; DEPOSITION; GEMS; METABOLITES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); RIVERS; RURAL AREAS;

DICHLORODIPHENYLTRICHLOROETHANE; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; PEARL RIVER DELTA; WASHOUT RATIOS; WET DEPOSITION;

PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

CHLORPHENOTANE; ORGANIC MATTER; RAIN; WATER;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DDT; METABOLITE; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; PRECIPITATION QUALITY; RAINFALL; RURAL AREA; TRANSFORMATION; WET DEPOSITION;

AIR; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; CHINA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); PRECIPITATION; RIVER; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA;

CHINA; DONGGUAN; GUANGDONG; GUANGZHOU; SHUNDE; ZHUJIANG DELTA;

EID: 79958772396     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2011.03.045     Document Type: Article

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