New developments on emerging organic pollutants in the atmosphere

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1875-1884

  Balducci, Catia ^a   Perilli, Mattia ^a   Romagnoli, Paola ^a   Cecinato, Angelo ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atmosphere; Illicit drugs; MTBE; Organic emerging contaminants; Siloxanes

Indexed keywords

DIETHYLTOLUAMIDE; ETHER DERIVATIVE; FYROL PCF; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; SILOXANE; STREET DRUG; TERT BUTYL METHYL ETHER;

AEROSOL; ANALYTICAL METHOD; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DRUG; ETHER; HUMAN ACTIVITY; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; SILICON;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; POLLUTANT;

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTANTS; ATMOSPHERE; DEET; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; METHYL ETHERS; PHOSPHORIC ACID ESTERS; SILOXANES; STREET DRUGS;

EID: 84864076946     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-012-0815-2     Document Type: Article

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