Detailed analysis of PCBs and PCDD/Fs impurities in a dielectric oil sample (ASKAREL Nr 1740) from an imported transformer in China

Frontiers of Environmental Science and Engineering

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 195-204

  Huang, Jun ^a   Hui, Yamei ^a   Matsumura, Toru ^b   Yu, Gang ^a   Deng, Shubo ^a   Yamauchi, Makoto ^b   Wu, Changmin ^c   Yamazaki, Norimasa ^c  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b IDEA CONSULTANTS INC   (Japan)

^c CSD IDEA (Beijing) Institute of Environmental Innovation Co Ltd   (China)

Author keywords

Askarel transformer; insulating fluid; polychlorinated dibenzo p dioxins (PCDDs); polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs); profiles of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892438206     PISSN: 20952201     EISSN: 2095221X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11783-013-0527-y     Document Type: Article

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