Ambient concentrations of selected organochlorines in air
December 1999, Ref. ME362
This report provides data on the concentrations of dioxins, PCBs, organochlorine pesticides and chlorophenols in New Zealand ambient air. Monitoring was undertaken over a 15 month period from two reference sites, two rural sites, five urban sites and one major industrial site.
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- Executive summary
- Contents pages
- Section 1: Introduction
- Section 2: Background information on dioxins and PCBs
- Section 3: Information on organochlorines in New Zealand
- Section 4: Project design
- Section 5: Organochlorine concentrations measured in New Zealand
- Section 6: References
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A, B, C H, I and J (2.27 MB) -
provide details of the sampling and analytical programmes and comparative international data for organochlorine concentrations in air. - Appendix
D (44 KB) -
contains Tables D1 to D13, which reports the dioxin concentration data for all samples from all sites. - Appendix
E (36 KB) -
contains Tables E1 to E13, which reports the PCB concentration data for all samples from all sites. - Appendix
F (28 KB) -
contains Tables F1 to FD13, which reports the organochlorine pesticide concentration data for all samples from all sites. - Appendix
G (25 KB) -
contains Tables G1 to G13, which reports the chlorophenol concentration data for all samples from all sites.
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