Chiral signatures show volatilization from soil contributes to polychlorinated biphenyls in grass

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 17, 2011, Pages 7354-7357

  Desborough, Jennifer ^a   Harrad, Stuart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE CONCENTRATIONS; ATMOSPHERIC CONCENTRATION; BIRMINGHAM; BUILT ENVIRONMENT; CHIRAL SIGNATURES; ENANTIOMER FRACTIONS; FOLIAR UPTAKE; PCB EMISSIONS; STUDY SITES; URBAN BACKGROUND; VERTICAL GRADIENTS; VOLATILE EMISSIONS;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SOILS;

SOIL POLLUTION;

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

AIR SAMPLING; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; GRASS; PCB; SOIL EMISSION; SOIL POLLUTION; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION; VOLATILIZATION;

AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CHIRALITY; CHLORINATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENANTIOMER; EXHAUST GAS; GRASS; PLANT GROWTH; RACEMIC MIXTURE; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL QUALITY; SPRING; SUMMER; URBAN AREA; VOLATILIZATION;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FOOD CHAIN; POACEAE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SOIL; VOLATILIZATION;

BIRMINGHAM [ENGLAND]; ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 80052248046     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es201895f     Document Type: Article

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