Survey of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the atmosphere of rural, urban and industrial areas of Concepciόn, Chile, using passive air samplers

Atmospheric Pollution Research

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 426-434

  Pozo, Karla ^a,b   Harner, Tom ^c   Rudolph, Anny ^d   Oyola, German ^e   Estellano, Victor H ^b   Ahumada Rudolph, Ramon ^d   Garrido, Mauricio ^d   Pozo, Katerine ^f   Mabilia, Rosanna ^g   Focardi, Silvano ^b  

^a MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE LA SANTÍSIMA CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^e Ministerio del Medio Ambiente   (Chile)

^f UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE TEMUCO   (Chile)

^g CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chile; Concepci n; Passive air samplers; Persistent organic pollutants; Urban and industrial environments

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882784299     PISSN: 13091042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5094/APR.2012.049     Document Type: Article

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