Using PUF disk passive samplers to simultaneously measure air concentrations of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) across the Tuscany region, Italy

Atmospheric Pollution Research

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 88-94

  Estellano, Victor H ^a   Pozo, Karla ^a   Harner, Tom ^b   Corsolini, Simonetta ^a   Focardi, Silvano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Emergent compounds; Italy; Passive air sampling; Persistent organic pollutants

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869871104     PISSN: 13091042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5094/APR.2012.008     Document Type: Article

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