UBIQUITOUS NATURE OF DIOXINS - A COMPARISON OF THE DIOXINS CONTENT OF COMMON EVERYDAY MATERIALS WITH THAT OF PULPS AND PAPERS

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BERRY, RM
LUTHE, CE
VOSS, RH
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[1] Pulp and Paper Research Institute of Canada, Pointe Claire, Quebec, H9R 3J9
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10.1021/es00043a016
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X [环境科学、安全科学];
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08 ; 0830 ;
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Dioxins have been found in everyday materials that are contaminated with fine particulate matter (dust). The concentrations, expressed as 2378-TCDD toxicity equivalents, in some of these materials are often orders of magnitude higher than levels associated with pulps and papers, including those produced by recycling processes. A common homologue distribution in these materials indicates a common source.
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