Levels and distribution of polychlorinated biphenyls in the atmosphere close to Chinese Great Wall Station, Antarctica: Results from XAD-resin passive air sampling

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 57, Issue 13, 2012, Pages 1499-1503

  Li, Ying Ming ^a   Geng, Da Wei ^a,b   Hu, Yong Biao ^a,c   Wang, Pu ^a   Zhang, Qing Hua ^a   Jiang, Gui Bin ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^c HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antarctica; atmosphere; PCB 11; PCBs; XAD resin passive air sampling

Indexed keywords

TETRA;

EID: 84862801736     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-012-5048-8     Document Type: Article

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