Comprehensive monitoring of chlorinated aromatic and heteroaromatic pollutants at sites contaminated by chlorine production processes to inform policy making

The production of chlorine by the chlor-alkali process using graphite electrodes was one of the largest sources of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/PCDFs) in history with estimates in the kg TEQ range for individual factories. In addition, the chlorine production predecessor...

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Main Authors: Takumi Takasuga, Hiroaki Takemori, Teru Yamamoto, Kazuo Higashino, Yuko Sasaki, Roland Weber
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2020-01-01
Series:Emerging Contaminants
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405665020300093