Environmental persistence of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin in soil around Hardstand 7 at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida

Journal of Soils and Sediments

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 151-156

  Vasquez, Astrid P ^a   Regens, James L ^b   Gunter, James T ^c  

^a Weston Solutions INC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

2,3,7,8 tetrachlorodibenzo p dioxin (TCDD); Agent Orange; CalTOX; Dioxin; Herbicide storage; Multimedia model; Polychlorinated dibenzo p dioxins (dioxin)

Indexed keywords

DIOXIN; HERBICIDE; NATURAL ATTENUATION; SOIL POLLUTION; TCDD;

FLORIDA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84930472519     PISSN: 14390108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1065/jss2004.07.106     Document Type: Article

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