Abstract
PCDDs and PCDFs can be formed as unwanted by-products in many anthropogenic processes and their presence in the atmosphere comes mainly from several industrial activities which include, for instance, a variety of thermal processes such as waste management plants, cement kiln plants, sintering plants and other diffuse sources. Furthermore, once released into the atmosphere, these toxicants can be transported far from their original sources and as a result their presence can be determined in remote areas. In this sense, great efforts have been made to increase the knowledge about these pollutants and stringent regulations aiming to protect public health have already been established. Monitoring programs play an important role in public and sanitary decisions. In particular, the presence and trend of this pollutants in the atmosphere have been subject of many environmental studies performed all over the world. In 1994, the Environmental Department (Departament de Medi Ambient) of the Catalonian Government (Generalitat de Catalunya) in collaboration with the Dioxin Laboratory /Mass Spectrometry Laboratory (Dept.of Ecotechnologies) of the Spanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC) started a surveillance programme on PCDDs/PCDFs in ambient air. The aim of the study was to determine dioxin levels and to assess temporal trends of the atmospheric
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Lluis, G;
Gomez, R;
Guinart, X;
Hernandez, I;
[1]
Esteban, A;
Caixach, J;
Manich, A;
Rivera, J
[2]
- Dept. de Medi Ambient de la Generalitat de Catalunya (Spain)
- Mass Spectrometry Lab., Dept. of Ecotechnologies, IIQAB-CSIC (Spain)
Citation Formats
Lluis, G, Gomez, R, Guinart, X, Hernandez, I, Esteban, A, Caixach, J, Manich, A, and Rivera, J.
Ten years measuring PCDDs/PCDFs in ambient air in Catalonia (Spain).
Germany: N. p.,
2004.
Web.
Lluis, G, Gomez, R, Guinart, X, Hernandez, I, Esteban, A, Caixach, J, Manich, A, & Rivera, J.
Ten years measuring PCDDs/PCDFs in ambient air in Catalonia (Spain).
Germany.
Lluis, G, Gomez, R, Guinart, X, Hernandez, I, Esteban, A, Caixach, J, Manich, A, and Rivera, J.
2004.
"Ten years measuring PCDDs/PCDFs in ambient air in Catalonia (Spain)."
Germany.
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title = {Ten years measuring PCDDs/PCDFs in ambient air in Catalonia (Spain)}
author = {Lluis, G, Gomez, R, Guinart, X, Hernandez, I, Esteban, A, Caixach, J, Manich, A, and Rivera, J}
abstractNote = {PCDDs and PCDFs can be formed as unwanted by-products in many anthropogenic processes and their presence in the atmosphere comes mainly from several industrial activities which include, for instance, a variety of thermal processes such as waste management plants, cement kiln plants, sintering plants and other diffuse sources. Furthermore, once released into the atmosphere, these toxicants can be transported far from their original sources and as a result their presence can be determined in remote areas. In this sense, great efforts have been made to increase the knowledge about these pollutants and stringent regulations aiming to protect public health have already been established. Monitoring programs play an important role in public and sanitary decisions. In particular, the presence and trend of this pollutants in the atmosphere have been subject of many environmental studies performed all over the world. In 1994, the Environmental Department (Departament de Medi Ambient) of the Catalonian Government (Generalitat de Catalunya) in collaboration with the Dioxin Laboratory /Mass Spectrometry Laboratory (Dept.of Ecotechnologies) of the Spanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC) started a surveillance programme on PCDDs/PCDFs in ambient air. The aim of the study was to determine dioxin levels and to assess temporal trends of the atmospheric content of these pollutants in major industrial sites all over Catalonia. Moreover, samples from urban and rural areas as well as other supposedly non-affected sites were also considered. Furthermore, in accordance with the new regulatory framework, a comparison of two different sampling devices, TSP and PM10, has also been performed during the study.}
place = {Germany}
year = {2004}
month = {Sep}
}
title = {Ten years measuring PCDDs/PCDFs in ambient air in Catalonia (Spain)}
author = {Lluis, G, Gomez, R, Guinart, X, Hernandez, I, Esteban, A, Caixach, J, Manich, A, and Rivera, J}
abstractNote = {PCDDs and PCDFs can be formed as unwanted by-products in many anthropogenic processes and their presence in the atmosphere comes mainly from several industrial activities which include, for instance, a variety of thermal processes such as waste management plants, cement kiln plants, sintering plants and other diffuse sources. Furthermore, once released into the atmosphere, these toxicants can be transported far from their original sources and as a result their presence can be determined in remote areas. In this sense, great efforts have been made to increase the knowledge about these pollutants and stringent regulations aiming to protect public health have already been established. Monitoring programs play an important role in public and sanitary decisions. In particular, the presence and trend of this pollutants in the atmosphere have been subject of many environmental studies performed all over the world. In 1994, the Environmental Department (Departament de Medi Ambient) of the Catalonian Government (Generalitat de Catalunya) in collaboration with the Dioxin Laboratory /Mass Spectrometry Laboratory (Dept.of Ecotechnologies) of the Spanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC) started a surveillance programme on PCDDs/PCDFs in ambient air. The aim of the study was to determine dioxin levels and to assess temporal trends of the atmospheric content of these pollutants in major industrial sites all over Catalonia. Moreover, samples from urban and rural areas as well as other supposedly non-affected sites were also considered. Furthermore, in accordance with the new regulatory framework, a comparison of two different sampling devices, TSP and PM10, has also been performed during the study.}
place = {Germany}
year = {2004}
month = {Sep}
}