Environmental photochemistry of polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs) and dibenzo‐p‐dioxins (PCDDs): A review
- 1 February 1987
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Toxicological & Environmental Chemistry
- Vol. 14 (1) , 43-61
- https://doi.org/10.1080/02772248709357193
Abstract
Contamination of our water, air and soil environments by polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs) and dibenzo‐p‐dioxins (PCDDs) is of growing public concern. Among various environmental transforming processes of pollutants, photochemical transformation caused by sunlight is an important process. This paper reviews the potential photolytic source as well as the photochemical fate of hazardous PCDFs and PCDDs in our environment.Keywords
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