Polychlorinated dibenzodioxins chains

Polychlorinated dibenzodioxins (PCDDs) Polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs) Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) Polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) Pentachlorophenol Short chain chlorinated paraffins Hexachlorocyclohexane isomers Mercury and organic mercury compounds Cadmium... [Pg.37]

List of abbreviations BOD, biological oxygen demand CA, chloroanisol CCA, copper-chromate-arsenate CP, chlorophenol 2,4-D, dichlorophenoxyacetic acid DCP, dichlorophenol CFSTR, continuous-flow stirred tank reactor FBBR, fluidized-bed biofilm reactor MCP, monochlorophenol NAPL, non-aqueous phase liquid PAH, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon PCPP, polychlorinated phenoxyphenol PCDF, polychlorinated dibenzofuran PCDD, polychlorinated dibenzodioxin PCR, polymerase chain reaction PCP, pentachlorophenol PCA, pentachloroanisole TeCP, tetrachlorophenol TeCA, tetrachloroanisole TCC, trichlorocatechol TCP, trichlorophenol TOC, total organic carbon 2,4,5-T, trichlorophenoxyacetic acid UASB, upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor VSS, volatile suspended solids. [Pg.254]

Another major exposure route for humans is via contaminated food. For example, North America s Great Lakes, which are the largest body of freshwater in the world, are polluted with about 362 contaminants that were found in quantifiable amounts in the water, sediment, and biota (IJC 1983 USEPA 1994). The critical pollutants were identified as PCBs, DDT, dieldrin, toxaphene, mirex, methyl mercury, benzofa) pyrene, hexachlorobenzene, polychlorinated dibenzodioxins (PCDDs), polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs), and alkylated lead. Some of these pollutants biomagnify in the aquatic food chain and can be detected in increased levels in cooked Great Lakes fish. Consequently, the blood serum levels of these chemicals are significantly increased in consumers of contaminated Great Lakes sport fish compared to people who do not eat such fish (Flumphrey 1983 Fiore et al. 1989 Sonzogni et al. 1991). [Pg.28]

PAG PAH PBDE PCB PCDD/F PCR PM PM2.5 PNNL ppm ppt psi photoacid generator polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon polybrominated diphenyl ether polychlorinated biphenyl polychlorinated dibenzodioxins and furans polymerase chain reaction particulate matter fine particulate matter (smaller than 2.5 microns in diameter) Pacific Northwest National Laboratory parts per million parts per trillion pounds per square inch... [Pg.189]

Certain liquid crystalline side-chain polymers based on acrylate have been used as stationary phases for both liquid chromatography (LC) and GC [84,85]. The preparation of LCPs suitable for the separation of polychlorinated dibenzodioxins, dibenzofurans, and other polychlorinated aromatics has been described [86]. In addition, an extensive compilation of stationary phases for GC composed from LCPs with examples of applications have been presented in the literature [82]. [Pg.390]