Dioxin/POPs legacy of pesticide production in Hamburg: Part 1-securing of the production area

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1918-1924

  Weber, Roland ^a   Varbelow, Hans Gerhard ^b  

^a POPs Environmental Consulting   (Germany)

^b Chemical Expert Office   (Germany)

Author keywords

2,4,5 T; Contaminated building; Contaminated site; Demolition; HCH recycling; Lindane; PCDD PCDF

Indexed keywords

CONTAINMENT; DIOXIN; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HCH; INCINERATION; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PCDD; PCDF; POLLUTION CONTROL; RECYCLING; SOIL POLLUTION; STOCKHOLM CONVENTION; WASTE DISPOSAL;

GERMANY; HAMBURG [GERMANY];

EID: 84875512316     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-012-1011-0     Document Type: Article

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