Dk. Soong et al., DIOXINS IN SOIL AND FISH SAMPLES FROM A WASTE PENTACHLOROPHENOL MANUFACTURING PLANT, Journal of the Chinese Chemical Society, 44(5), 1997, pp. 545-552
A method to analyze polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofuran
s (PCDD/DFs, dioxins) and coplanar polychlorinated biphenyls in enviro
nmental samples is developed and used to determine the levels of PCDD/
DFs in 13 soil and 4 fish samples collected around a waste pentachloro
phenol manufacturing plant. The 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodioxin toxic equiva
lents (TEQ) values range from 0.239 ng-TEQ/g to 1357 ng-TEQ/g in soil
samples and 0.041 ng-TEQ/g to 0.247 ng-TEQ/g in fish samples. A broade
r survey of PCDD/DF contamination in the vicinity around the manufactu
ring plant is strongly recommended.