title: Source identification and concentration distribution of polychlorinated biphenyls in environmental media around industrial complexes.
abstract: In order to grasp the concentration distribution and identify sources of PCBs, air and soil samples around Sihwa and Banwol industrial area in Korea were analyzed. In result, the polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) concentration of air and soil was ranged from 2.08 to 5.82 ng/m3 (0.0686–1.01 pg WHO-TEQ/m3) and 2.43 to 274 ng/g dry (0.116–60.5 pg WHO-TEQ/g dry), respectively. Air and soil samples showed the very similar isomer composition pattern in each homologue by matrix, respectively. As a result of MLR for soil samples, the whole contribution rate of PCBs products (Aroclor) to soil was ~2 times higher than combustion.
authors.affiliation: Korea Electric Power Research Institute, Daejeon 305-380, South Korea.
authors.forename: S U
authors.initials: SU
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Masunaga
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D001272:Atmosphere / Q000737:chemistry; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D004787:Environmental Pollution / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D007220:Industrial Waste / Q000032:analysis*; D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls / Q000032:analysis*; D025341:Principal Component Analysis; D012987:Soil / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D007220:Industrial Waste; D012987:Soil; D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls