Dioxins and furans urban runoff
- Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA (United States). Civil and Environmental Engineering Dept.
- California Dept. of Toxic Substances Control, Berkeley, CA (United States)
Urban runoff samples were collected in a 1-year period in the Santa Monica Bay watershed during both dry and storm periods and analyzed for polychlorinated dioxins, polychlorinated furans, and polychlorinated naphthalenes. Trace concentrations were found in nearly all of the samples collected. During storms polychlorinated dioxin and polychlorinated furan concentrations peaked. The congener and isomer profiles resemble profiles found in lake sediments and rainwater more than they resemble profiles found in urban sources such as dioxins from incinerators or dioxins in contaminated commercial products. Runoff from open land use had lower concentrations than runoff from developed land uses.
- OSTI ID:
- 323799
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Environmental Engineering, Journal Name: Journal of Environmental Engineering Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 125; ISSN 0733-9372; ISSN JOEEDU
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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