Characteristics and potential sources of polychlorinated biphenyl pollution in a suburban area of Guangzhou, southern China

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 156, Issue , 2017, Pages 70-76

  Li, Qilu ^a,c   Wang, Yan ^b   Luo, Chunling ^c   Li, Jun ^c   Zhang, Gan ^c  

^a HENAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

PCBs; Pollution sources; Southern China; Suburban

Indexed keywords

GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE INCINERATION;

ATMOSPHERIC CONCENTRATION; ELECTRONIC MANUFACTURING; POLLUTION SOURCES; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS (PCB); SOUTHERN CHINA; SUBURBAN; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; WASTE INCINERATION PLANTS;

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

PAINT; PIGMENT; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

AIR SAMPLING; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ELECTRONIC WASTE; FACILITY LOCATION; PCB; POLLUTION MONITORING; RECYCLING; SAMPLER; SOURCE APPORTIONMENT; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SUBURBAN AREA; TEMPORAL VARIATION; URBAN POLLUTION; WASTE DISPOSAL;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLER; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; CHINA; CITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ELECTRONIC WASTE; ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; INCINERATION; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; PAINT INDUSTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUBURBAN AREA; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; GUANGZHOU;

EID: 85013855104     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2017.02.026     Document Type: Article

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