Point source identification using a simple permutation test: A case study of elevated PCDD/F levels in ambient air and soil and their relation to the distance to a local municipal solid waste incinerator

Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 929-937

  Chen, Chu Chih ^a   Wu, Kuen Yuh ^b   Chang Chien, Guo Ping ^c  

^a NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHENG SHIU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Congener profiles; Kendall's ; PCDD Fs; Permutation test; Seasonal wind

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT AIR; ANALYTICAL RESULTS; CONGENER PROFILES; DIOXIN EMISSIONS; EMISSION SOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTIONS; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE INCINERATOR; NORTHERN TAIWAN; P-VALUES; PCDD/FS; PERMUTATION TESTS; POINT SOURCES; POLLUTION SOURCES; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZO-P-DIOXINS; ROBUST STATISTICAL METHOD; SAMPLE SIZES; SEASONAL WIND; SOIL SAMPLE; SOIL SAMPLING; SPATIAL CORRELATIONS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; REFUSE INCINERATORS; SOIL SURVEYS; SOILS; WASTE INCINERATION;

SOIL POLLUTION;

AMBIENT AIR; ANALYTICAL METHOD; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CORRELATION; DIBENZOFURAN; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PCDD; POINT SOURCE POLLUTION; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL PROFILE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

TAIWAN;

EID: 80051790617     PISSN: 14363240     EISSN: 14363259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00477-010-0449-1     Document Type: Article

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