Search Result
Technology Innovation News Survey Feed (RSS)
DIOXINS AND FURANS: A REVIEW FROM CHEMICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL PERSPECTIVES
Kanan, S. and F. Samara.
Trends in Environmental Analytical Chemistry 17:1-13(2018)
This review encompasses the historical presence of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs) and dibenzofurans (PCDFs) in the worldwide environment. Information on exposure indicates that the main route of exposure of dioxins/furans to humans is through ingestion. This review presents a thorough assessment of sampling, methods for extraction, and analysis as well as the photodegradation of dioxins under various conditions. Extraction methods, including USEPA 8290, are the most frequently used methods, with high-resolution gas chromatography/ high-resolution mass spectrometry preferred as a detection tool. A detailed compilation of studies of the PCDD/F concentrations and environmental sources from major industrial regions in several countries is presented. The major sources of dioxins in the worldwide environment include combustion and industrial sources.
Trends in Environmental Analytical Chemistry 17:1-13(2018)
This review encompasses the historical presence of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs) and dibenzofurans (PCDFs) in the worldwide environment. Information on exposure indicates that the main route of exposure of dioxins/furans to humans is through ingestion. This review presents a thorough assessment of sampling, methods for extraction, and analysis as well as the photodegradation of dioxins under various conditions. Extraction methods, including USEPA 8290, are the most frequently used methods, with high-resolution gas chromatography/ high-resolution mass spectrometry preferred as a detection tool. A detailed compilation of studies of the PCDD/F concentrations and environmental sources from major industrial regions in several countries is presented. The major sources of dioxins in the worldwide environment include combustion and industrial sources.
The Technology Innovation News Survey welcomes your comments and
suggestions, as well as information about errors for correction. Please
contact Michael Adam of the U.S. EPA Office of Superfund Remediation
and Technology Innovation at adam.michael@epa.gov or (703) 603-9915
with any comments, suggestions, or corrections.
Mention of non-EPA documents, presentations, or papers does not constitute a U.S. EPA endorsement of their contents, only an acknowledgment that they exist and may be relevant to the Technology Innovation News Survey audience.
