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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"PCDD/Fs"”.

  1. Formación de PCDD/Fs y otros contaminantes en procesos térmicos: aprovechamiento de biomasa y motores de combustión interna

    Rey Martínez, María Dolores2014

    alicante

  2. Iron (III) Oxide and Copper (II) Oxide Mediated Formation of PCDD/Fs from Thermal Degradation of 2-MCP and 1,2-DCBz

    Nganai, Shadrack KirwaChemistry2022

    … dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) which occurs inexorably from most thermal and combustion processes constitutes a major toxic component of environmental pollutants. Generally, it is well established that transition metal-mediated reactions account for the majority of …

    lsu-thes Repository record

  3. Anaerobic Microbial Dechlorination of Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-dioxins and Dibenzofurans in Contaminated Kymijoki River Sediments

    Mäntynen, SannaHelsingin yliopisto2018

    … and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) accumulate in the environment in sediments and soils. PCDD/Fs may pose considerable environmental and health risks because of their persistence in the environment. PCDD/Fs can be degraded slowly by microbial reductive dechlorination under …

    helsinki Repository record

  4. Investigations on the State of POPs in Ghana, and Human Biomonitoring of Dioxin-Like Polychlorinated Biphenyls (dlPCBs), Polychlorinated, Polybrominated and Mixed Halogenated Dibenso-p-Dioxins and Furans (PCDD/Fs, PBDD/Fs, and PXDD/Fs) in Vulnerable Ghanaian Populations

    Bruce-Vanderpuije, Pennante NaaState University of New York at Buffalo2019

    Ph.D.

    buffalo Repository record

  5. The determination and environmental significance of planar aromatic compounds in the marine environment.

    Hess, PhilippRobert Gordon University1998

    … (CBs), polychlorinated dioxins and -furans (PCDD/Fs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). Previous studies on toxicity, occurrence, origins and methods of analysis were reviewed, and methods of analysis for the determination of planar aromatic compounds were developed, adapted and …

    rgu Repository record

  6. Experimental field studies and predictive modelling of PCB and PCDD/F levels in Australian farmed Southern Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus maccoyii).

    Phua, Samuel Tien Gin2008

    … dibenzo-p-dioxins / dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs). This research presents the investigations and experimental validation of a predictive model that can be used to address the levels of residues in the fillets of farmed SBT at harvest from feeding (as the source) when applied to SBT …

    adelaide Repository record

  7. The effect of different sample preparatory protocols on the induction of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) in the H4IIE–luc reporter gene bio–assay

    Swiegelaar, Caitlin ReneéNorth-West University2012

    … consisting of polychlorinated dibenzo-pdioxins (PCDDs), polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs) and dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (dl-PCBs), collectively referred to as dioxins, are of particular concern due to their high toxicity and persistence. Additionally, the analysis of dioxins is …

    nwu-za Repository record

  8. High-throughput analysis of emerging and historical pollutants in biological matrices.

    Subedi, Bikram.Baylor University.2012

    … for polychlorodibenzo-p-dioxins/furans (PCDD/Fs) and dioxin-like polychlorobiphenyls (dl-PCBs) by incorporating pressurized liquid extraction and multiple cleanup techniques. Sample preparation time and solvents were reduced as much as 95% and 65%, respectively, as compared to a …

    baylor Repository record

  9. Il contributo di sorgenti locali sull'impatto ambientale da Diossine e Furani

    SPATARO, ROBERTAPolitecnico di Torino2012

    Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs) and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs) are ubiquitous contaminants, mainly released into the environment during combustion processes (point sources), but also from other sources (traffic, waste incinerators, uncontrolled combustion). This Ph.D. thesis is …

    poli-torino Repository record

  10. Assessment of dietary background exposure of the Irish adult population to dioxins and PCBs particularly taking into account additional exposure due to the 2008 Irish dioxin food contamination incident

    Tlustos, Christina L. T.University College Cork2014

    Irish monitoring data on PCDD/Fs, DL-PCBs and Marker PCBs were collated and combined with Irish Adult Food Consumption Data, to estimate dietary background exposure of Irish adults to dioxins and PCBs. Furthermore, all available information on the 2008 Irish pork dioxin food contamination incident …

    cork Repository record

  11. Biochemistry of micro-polutants in sediments of Mtoni estuary, Tanzania

    Mihale, M.J.Vrije Universiteite Brussel2013

    … tropical mangrove sediments. Moreover, metals, PCDD/Fs and dioxin-like PCBs were analysed to describe their current sources and fates in response to anthropogenic and natural changes. Lastly, the study intended to determine and compare the variability in the distribution of potential …

    ou-tanzania Repository record

  12. Sediment Dynamics and Associations with Polychlorinated Biphenyls and Dioxins in an Urban Estuary

    Govindarajan, AdithyaUniversity of Houston2021

    … (PCBs) and dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs, or “dioxins”) in the sediments of aquatic systems is a persistent global problem that poses serious health risks. This dissertation focuses on understanding the occurrence of PCBs and dioxins in the sediments of the Galveston Bay Estuary …

    houston Repository record