Evaluation of atmospheric sources of PCDD/Fs, PCBs and PBDEs around a steel industrial complex in northeast China using passive air samplers

Chemosphere

Volumn 84, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 957-963

  Li, Xiaomin ^a   Li, Yingming ^a   Zhang, Qinghua ^a   Wang, Pu ^a   Yang, Hongbiao ^b   Jiang, Guibin ^a   Wei, Fusheng ^c  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b Anshan Environmental Monitoring Center   (China)

^c China National Environmental Monitoring Center   (China)

Author keywords

Passive air sampler; PBDEs; PCBs; PCDD Fs; Principal component analysis; Steel complex

Indexed keywords

COAL COMBUSTION; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; STEELMAKING;

IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTIONS; PASSIVE AIR SAMPLER; PBDES; PCDD/FS; PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER (PBDES); POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL (PCBS); POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZO-P-DIOXINS AND DIBENZOFURANS;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN; POLYURETHAN FOAM;

AIR SAMPLING; AMBIENT AIR; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COAL; COMBUSTION; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY; PBDE; PCB; PCDD; PCDF; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; CHINA; IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ANSHAN; CHINA; LIAONING;

EID: 79960338301     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2011.06.004     Document Type: Article

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