Polychlorinated biphenyls in the exterior caulk of san francisco bay area buildings, california, USA

Environment International

Volumn 66, Issue , 2014, Pages 38-43

  Klosterhaus, Susan ^a,b   McKee, Lester J ^a   Yee, Donald ^a   Kass, Jamie M ^a   Wong, Adam ^a  

^a SAN FRANCISCO ESTUARY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

California; Caulk; Polychlorinated biphenyl; X ray fluorescence

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; BUILDINGS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; X RAY SPECTROMETERS;

CALIFORNIA; CAULK; ENVIRONMENTAL RELEASE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRIES (GC-MS); GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL (PCBS); PORTABLE X-RAY FLUORESCENCE; X RAY FLUORESCENCE;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

CHLORINE; CONCRETE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

BUILDING; CHLORINE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONCRETE STRUCTURE; MASONRY; PCB; X-RAY FLUORESCENCE;

ARTICLE; BUILDING; BUILDING MATERIAL; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; UNITED STATES; X RAY FLUORESCENCE;

CALIFORNIA; SAN FRANCISCO BAY; UNITED STATES;

CALIFORNIA; CAULK; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; X-RAY FLUORESCENCE;

BAYS; CALIFORNIA; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SPECTROMETRY, X-RAY EMISSION;

EID: 84893546433     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2014.01.008     Document Type: Article

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