Evaluation of the distributions of ambient PCDD/Fs at remote locations in and around Taiwan

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 78, Issue , 2013, Pages 203-210

  Chi, Kai Hsien ^a   Lin, Chuan Yao ^b   Wang, Sheng Hsiang ^c   Lin, Neng Huei ^c   Sheu, Guey Rong ^c   Lee, Chung Te ^c  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b RESEARCH CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aerosol; Dioxin; Dongsha Island; Long range transport

Indexed keywords

BACKWARD TRAJECTORY ANALYSIS; DIOXIN; DONGSHA ISLAND; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; NORTHEAST MONSOON; PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANT (POP); TOTAL SUSPENDED PARTICLES; TRAJECTORY ANALYSIS;

AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS;

POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN;

AEROSOL; AIR MASS; AMBIENT AIR; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIOXIN; EMISSION INVENTORY; HEALTH IMPACT; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PCDD; PCDF; PERSISTENCE; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; PUBLIC HEALTH;

AIR POLLUTION; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; CHINA; EVALUATION; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; SEA; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TAIWAN;

CHINA; PACIFIC OCEAN; PRATAS ISLANDS; SOUTH CHINA SEA; TAIWAN;

EID: 84882608018     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.04.012     Document Type: Article

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