Document Type
Journal Article
Department/Unit
Department of Chemistry
Title
Dioxin analysis in China
Language
English
Abstract
The main objective of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) is to protect human health and the environment from overexposure to POPs. As one of the signatories to the Stockholm Convention, China has built significant capacity and carried out intensive studies on sources of emissions, levels of environmental pollution, and risk assessment associated with dioxins in recent years. Significant progress has been made in adopting and ratifying the Stockholm Convention.This article provides a brief overview of recent progress in capacity building for dioxin analysis, source identification and quantification of dioxin emissions, environmental monitoring of dioxin contamination, and risk assessment of human exposure to dioxins in China. © 2013 Elsevier Ltd.
Keywords
Dioxin analysis, Dioxin contamination, Dioxin emission, Environmental monitoring, Environmental pollution, Human exposure, Persistent Organic Pollutant (POP), Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs), Risk assessment, Stockholm Convention
Publication Date
2013
Source Publication Title
TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry
Volume
46
Start Page
178
End Page
188
Publisher
Elsevier
DOI
10.1016/j.trac.2012.05.012
Link to Publisher's Edition
ISSN (print)
01659936
ISSN (electronic)
01672940
Recommended Citation
Liu, Guorui, Minghui Zheng, Guibin Jiang, Zongwei Cai, and Yongning Wu. "Dioxin analysis in China." TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry 46 (2013): 178-188.