Atmospheric PCDD/F measurement in Taiwan and Southeast Asia during Dongsha Experiment

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 78, Issue , 2013, Pages 195-202

  Thuan, Ngo Thi ^a   Chi, Kai Hsien ^b   Wang, Sheng Hsiang ^a   Chang, Moo Been ^a   Lin, Neng Huei ^a   Sheu, Guey Rong ^a   Peng, Chi Ming ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aerosol; Agent Orange; Atmosphere; Dioxin; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EMISSIONS; ASIAN DUST STORM; DIOXIN; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; NORTHERN SOUTH CHINA SEA; PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANT (POP); SUSPENDED PARTICLES; VIET NAM;

AEROSOLS; ARID REGIONS; COASTAL ENGINEERING; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; EXPERIMENTS; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; STORMS;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS;

DEFOLIANT AGENT; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COASTAL ZONE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIOXIN; DUST STORM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PCDD; PCDF;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ASIAN DUST STORM; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; CHINA; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DESERT; DUST; DUST STORM; FRACTIONATION; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH CHINA SEA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TAIWAN; UNITED STATES; VIET NAM;

DA NANG; GOBI DESERT; PACIFIC OCEAN; PINGTUNG; PRATAS ISLANDS; SOUTH CHINA SEA; TAIWAN; VIET NAM;

EID: 84882680613     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.05.056     Document Type: Article

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