Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin and dibenzofuran in urban air of an Andean city

Chemosphere

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 170-178

  Aristizabal B H ^a   Gonzalez, C M ^a   Morales, L ^b   Abalos, M ^b   Abad, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

^b INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND WATER RESEARCH   (Spain)

Author keywords

Andes cities; Congener profile; PCDD Fs

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; DIESEL ENGINES; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

ANDES CITIES; CONGENER PROFILES; PARTICULATE FRACTION; PCDD/FS; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZO- P - DIOXINS; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZO-P-DIOXIN AND DIBENZOFURAN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURANS; PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION;

URBAN GROWTH;

GASOLINE; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN; RAIN; STEEL;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIBENZOFURAN; DIESEL ENGINE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRACTIONATION; INDUSTRIAL LOCATION; PARTICULATE MATTER; PCDD; PUBLIC TRANSPORT; RURAL AREA; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

AIR POLLUTANT; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; COLOMBIA; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DIESEL ENGINE; GAS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; PARTICULATE MATTER; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; URBAN AREA;

CALDAS; COLOMBIA; MANIZALES;

EID: 80054850138     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2011.06.035     Document Type: Article

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