Levels of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans in soil samples from Spain

Authors
Eljarrat, E Caixach, J Rivera, J
Citation
E. Eljarrat et al., Levels of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans in soil samples from Spain, CHEMOSPHERE, 44(6), 2001, pp. 1383-1387
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Environment/Ecology
Journal title
CHEMOSPHERE
ISSN journal
00456535 → ACNP
Volume
44
Issue
6
Year of publication
2001
Pages
1383 - 1387
Database
ISI
SICI code
0045-6535(200109)44:6<1383:LOPDAD>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
Soil analyses were carried out to evaluate the contamination caused by PCDD s and PCDFs in different soil samples. Monitoring was undertaken at differe nt locations throughout Spain, from 1993 to 1999. A total of 230 samples we re analysed. The levels ranged from 0.10 pg I-TEQ/g to 1.08 ng I-TEQ/g. Dif ferences in dioxin levels were observed as a function of the sampling site, with levels at the industrial sites exceeding those at the control sites. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.