Modelling the environmental transfer of phthalates and polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans into agricultural products: The EN-forc model

Environmental Research

Volumn 133, Issue , 2014, Pages 282-293

  Fierens, T ^a,b   Cornelis, C ^a   Standaert, A ^a   Sioen, I ^b,c   De Henauw, S ^b,d   Van Holderbeke, M ^a  

^a FLEMISH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH VITO   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c RESEARCH FOUNDATION FLANDERS FWO   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE GHENT   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Agricultural products; EN forc; Environmental transfer; Multimedia model; Phthalates; Polychlorinated dibenzo p dioxins and dibenzofurans

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL; DIBENZODIOXIN DERIVATIVE; DIBENZOFURAN DERIVATIVE; DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER; ORGANIC CARBON; PHTHALIC ACID; WATER;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIET; DIOXIN; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHTHALATE; TRANSFER FUNCTION;

AIR; ANIMAL PRODUCT; ARABLE LAND; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CLAY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; LAND USE; MANURE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PASTURE; PLANT TUBER; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE; SOIL; SOIL ACIDITY; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL EROSION; THICKNESS; VAPOR;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; EN-FORC; ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSFER; MULTIMEDIA MODEL; PHTHALATES; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZO-P-DIOXINS AND DIBENZOFURANS;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; BENZOFURANS; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; DIOXINS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HUMANS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; PHTHALIC ACIDS; SOLUBILITY; TETRACHLORODIBENZODIOXIN;

EID: 84903391702     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2014.06.005     Document Type: Article

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