Masao Kishida

Agricultural Science

Persistent organic pollutants in the environment in selected Asian regions

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

I have developed analytical methods of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). Further, I have investigated their abundance and behavior in the environment in selected Asian regions. Regarding the analytical methods, I here present two accomplishments as follows: (1) an extraction method for dioxins from sediment using a pressurized liquid extraction and (2) a compact sampler designed for the simultaneous collection of atmospheric PAHs in size-fractionated particulate matter and the gaseous phase. In the latter case, I could demonstrate the distribution characteristics of the POPs and PAHs in the Asian regions. In this book, I provide my main results as follows: (1) temporal change in atmospheric PAH concentrations in particulate matter from Nepal, Vietnam and Japan, (2) atmospheric PAH concentrations in both particulate matter and the gaseous phase at roadside sites in Vietnam, (3) presence of eight kinds of POPs and sixty-four PAHs in sediment samples from Vietnam, and (4) characteristics of the abundance of dioxins in sediment samples from Can Gio, South Vietnam and Japan.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Aufl.
• Seitenzahl: 196
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. April 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm x 150mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 312g
• ISBN-13: 9783846532638
• ISBN-10: 3846532630
• Artikelnr.: 35462751

Autorenporträt

I specialize in environmental chemistry, and have been targeting on the persistent organic pollutants (POPs) such as dioxins in the environment. Characteristics of the POP pollution in air and sediment samples from selected Asian regions (e.g., Japan, Vietnam and Nepal) are described herein.