Spatial and temporal variation, source profile, and formation mechanisms of PCDD/Fs in the atmosphere of an e-waste recycling area, South China

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 500-507

  Xiao, Xiao ^a,b   Hu, Jianfang ^a   Chen, Pei ^a,b   Chen, Deyi ^a   Huang, Weilin ^c   Peng, Ping'an ^a   Ren, Man ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

E waste; Longtang; PCDD Fs; Source profile; Temporal variation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS; BENZOFURANS; CHILD; CHINA; ELECTRONIC WASTE; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONS; TETRACHLORODIBENZODIOXIN;

EID: 84894096287     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.2460     Document Type: Article

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