Contribution of polybrominated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PBDD/Fs) to the toxic equivalency of dioxin-like compounds in archived biosolids from the U.S. EPA's 2001 national sewage sludge survey

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 18, 2014, Pages 10843-10849

  Venkatesan, Arjun K ^a   Halden, Rolf U ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSOLIDS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HEALTH RISKS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS; SURVEYS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

2 ,3 ,7 ,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO P DIOXINS; CHLORINATED CONGENERS; EXPOSURE AND RISK ASSESSMENTS; POLYBROMINATED DIBENZO-P-DIOXINS; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN; POLYBROMINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYBROMINATED DIBENZOFURAN; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; BENZOFURAN DERIVATIVE; DIBENZO(1,4)DIOXIN; DIBENZOFURAN; DIOXIN; DIPHENYL ETHER DERIVATIVE; SEWAGE;

BIOSOLID; DIBENZOFURAN; DIOXIN; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HEALTH RISK; PBDE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SLUDGE; TCDD; TOXIC SUBSTANCE; TRANSFORMATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ARTICLE; BIOSOLID; DRY WEIGHT; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIMIT OF DETECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SLUDGE; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; UNITED STATES; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; CHEMISTRY; GOVERNMENT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; SEWAGE;

UNITED STATES;

BENZOFURANS; DATA COLLECTION; DIOXINS; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; SEWAGE; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

EID: 84924777644     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es503110j     Document Type: Article

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