Atmospheric Deposition of Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs) and Polychlorinated Dibenzofurans (PCDFs) in Kanazawa, Japan

Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs), dibenzofurans (PCDFs) and biphenyls (PCBs)

Atmospheric Bulk Deposition of Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-Dioxins, Dibenzofurans, and Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Finland

The deposition of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins, dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs), and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) was studied during the period 2006–2008 in northern Finland (Pallas), 1998–2008 in southern Finland (Evo) and 2002–2004 in the Gulf of Finland archipelago (Utö). Retrospective snow samples were taken from the whole snowbank in Evo in 2003 and 2004, and recently fallen snow was coll...

Environmental toxicology of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and polychlorinated dibenzofurans.

Few environmental compounds have generated as much interest and controversy within the scientific community and in the lay public as polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs) and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs). Their ubiquitous presence in the environment and the risk of accidental exposure has raised concern over a possible threat of PCDDs or PCDFs to human health. The most extensively ...

Atmospheric Deposition of Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-dioxins and Dibenzofurans in Two Cities of Northern China

Monitoring atmospheric deposition fluxes (dry and wet deposition) is of great importance in tracing the environmental fate and behavior of PCDD/Fs. To further understand the characteristics of both dry and wet PCDD/F deposition in Northern China, two cities, namely Harbin and Shijiazhuang were investigated. During 2014, in Harbin, the monthly dry deposition fluxes of total-PCDD/Fs-WHO2005-TEQ r...

Atmospheric Deposition of Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-Dioxins and Dibenzofurans in Two Cities of Southern China

Atmospheric deposition is an important pathway for air pollutants entering the environment. In order to better understand both dry and wet deposition of PCDD/Fs in ambient air, two cities – Guangzhou and Nanjing in Southern China, were investigated. The monthly dry deposition fluxes of total-PCDD/Fs-WHO2005-TEQ were in the range of 60.6– 560 and 104–1160 pg WHO2005-TEQ m month during 2014 in Gu...