EPA's National Dioxin Air Monitoring Network (NDAMN): Design, implementation, and final results

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 77, Issue , 2013, Pages 311-317

  Lorber, Matthew ^a   Ferrario, Joseph ^a   Byrne, Christian ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Air monitoring network; Dioxins; Furans; Polychlorinated biphenyls; TEQ

Indexed keywords

AIR MONITORING NETWORKS; DIOXIN-LIKE POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; DIOXINS; FURANS; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZO P DIOXIN (PCDDS); POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURANS; TEQ; U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

AIR POLLUTION; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; POLLUTION DETECTION; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; URBAN GROWTH;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

FURAN; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); PCB; PCDD; PCDF; POLLUTION MONITORING; POLLUTION POLICY; RURAL AREA; TOXIC MATERIAL;

AIR MONITORING; AIR QUALITY CONTROL; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GOVERNMENT; NATIONAL DIOXIN AIR MONITORING NETWORK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SPRING; SUMMER; URBAN AREA; WINTER;

UNITED STATES;

TETRA;

EID: 84878716564     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.05.008     Document Type: Article

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