| Title: |
CHLOROPHENOL SITES IN SWEDEN – A MAJOR DIOXIN RESERVOIR WITH COMPLEX CONTAMINATION PATTERN
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| Resource Type: |
document --> technical publication --> proceedings / conference paper(s)
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| Country: |
EU Projects
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| Year of publication: |
2006 |
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Conference paper:The 26th International Symposium on Halogenated Persistent Organic Pollutants – DIOXIN2006 was held August 21 – 25, 2006
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| Author 1/Producer: |
Tysklind, Mats
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| Other Authors/Producers: |
Ylva Persson, Sofia Frankki, Rolf Andersson, Lars Öberg and Ulf Skyllberg
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| Author / Producer Type: |
University research group / research institute
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| Publisher: |
Dioxin 2006
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PDF
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EUGRIS Keyword(s): |
Contaminated land-->Contaminants-->Contaminants overview
Contaminated land-->Contaminants-->Others
Contaminated land-->Risk assessment-->Sources
Contaminated land-->Site investigation-->Site description
Contaminated land-->Site investigation-->Site investigation overview
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| Short description: |
Surveys of dioxins and related compounds focused on identification and quantification of sources in Sweden show that a major reservoir of dioxins is connected to the use of chlorophenol (CP) based wood preservatives (1,2). In Sweden, CP preservatives have been used at approximately 400 – 500 sawmill sites. The total accumulated amount of dioxins at these sawmill sites, expressed as toxic equivalents (TEQs), is estimated to be in the range of 2-50 kg TEQ (1).
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Submitted By:
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Mr Thomas Liljedahl WhoDoesWhat?
Last update: 06/11/2006
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