Concentration profiles and spatial distribution of perfluoroalkyl substances in an industrial center with condensed fluorochemical facilities

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 490, Issue , 2014, Pages 351-359

  Shan, Guoqiang ^a   Wei, Mingcui ^a   Zhu, Lingyan ^a   Liu, Zhengtao ^b   Zhang, Yahui ^b  

^a NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE RESEARCH ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Bark; Fluorine chemistry industry center; PFASs; PFOA; SPM; Tree leaf

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

BARK; PFASS; PFOA; SPM; TREE LEAF;

INDUSTRY;

PERFLUORO COMPOUND; PERFLUOROBUTANE SULFONATE; PERFLUORODECANOIC ACID; PERFLUORODODECANOIC ACID; PERFLUORODODECANOIC SULFONATE; PERFLUOROHEPTANOIC ACID; PERFLUOROHEXANE SULFONATE; PERFLUOROHEXANOIC ACID; PERFLUORONONANOIC ACID; PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID; PERFLUOROPENTANOIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; AIR POLLUTANT; FLUOROCARBON; HEXANOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; OCTANOIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

BARK; BIOMONITORING; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); LEAF; ORGANOFLUORINE; POINT SOURCE POLLUTION; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; POLLUTION INCIDENCE; POLLUTION MONITORING; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SOIL POLLUTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TREE; WATER POLLUTION; WIND FIELD;

AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; BARK; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CHINA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); NONHUMAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; PLANT LEAF; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENT; SOIL ANALYSIS; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER ANALYSIS; AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING;

FLUORINE; FORESTRY; SEDIMENTS; SLUDGE; WATER TREATMENT;

CHINA; JIANGSU;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CAPROATES; CAPRYLATES; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLUOROCARBONS;

EID: 84901333432     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.05.005     Document Type: Article

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