title: Levels of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans in soil samples from Spain.
abstract: Soil analyses were carried out to evaluate the contamination caused by PCDDs and PCDFs in different soil samples. Monitoring was undertaken at different locations throughout Spain, from 1993 to 1999. A total of 230 samples were analysed. The levels ranged from 0.10 pg I-TEQ/g to 1.08 ng I-TEQ/g. Differences in dioxin levels were observed as a function of the sampling site, with levels at the industrial sites exceeding those at the control sites.
authors.affiliation: Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, Ecotechnologies Department, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Eljarrat
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Caixach
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rivera
mesh_terms: D001572:Benzofurans / Q000032:analysis*; D000072338:Dibenzofurans, Polychlorinated; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D007221:Industry; D000072317:Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000032:analysis*; D012016:Reference Values; D012989:Soil Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D013030:Spain
chemical_list: D001572:Benzofurans; D000072338:Dibenzofurans, Polychlorinated; D000072317:Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins; D012989:Soil Pollutants