Passive sampling provides evidence for Newark Bay as a source of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and furans to the New York/New Jersey, USA, atmosphere

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 253-261

  Friedman, Carey L ^a,b   Cantwell, Mark G ^c   Lohmann, Rainer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioavailability; Black carbon; Polychlorinated dibenzo p dioxins; Polychlorinated dibenzofurans; Sediment

Indexed keywords

2 , 3 , 7 , 8-TCDD; 2 ,3 ,7 ,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO P DIOXINS; BIOAVAILABILITY; BLACK CARBON; DISSOLVED GAS; GASPHASE; MASS-BALANCE CALCULATIONS; NEW JERSEY , USA; NEW YORK; PASSIVE SAMPLERS; PASSIVE SAMPLING; PCDD/FS; PCDD/PCDFS; PHOTOCHEMICAL CONVERSION; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZO-P-DIOXINS; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURANS; SAMPLING LOCATION; TRICLOSAN; WATER COLUMNS; WATER GRADIENT;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; BIOCHEMISTRY; DISSOLUTION; GASES; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; SURFACE WATERS;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN; TRICLOSAN;

ATMOSPHERE-HYDROSPHERE INTERACTION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOAVAILABILITY; BLACK CARBON; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISSOLVED GAS; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; MARINE POLLUTION; MASS BALANCE; PCDD; PCDF; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SAMPLER; SAMPLING; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; VOLATILIZATION; WATER COLUMN;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; BAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; VOLATILIZATION; WATER SAMPLING;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ATMOSPHERE; BAYS; BENZOFURANS; DIOXINS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; NEW JERSEY; NEW YORK; RIVERS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

HACKENSACK RIVER; NEW JERSEY; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NEWARK BAY; PASSAIC RIVER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84855830932     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.742     Document Type: Article

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