PCDD/Fs in the soils in the province of Trento: 10 years of monitoring

• Published in: Environmental monitoring and assessment Vol. 187; no. 1; pp. 4114 - 12
• Main Authors: Rada, E. C, Ragazzi, M, Marconi, M, Chistè, A, Schiavon, M, Fedrizzi, S, Tava, M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer-Verlag 2015; Springer International Publishing; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: analogs & derivatives; analysis; Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution; Benzofurans; Benzofurans - analysis; chemistry; children; conservation areas; Dioxins; Dioxins - analysis; Earth and Environmental Science; Ecology; Ecotoxicology; Environment; Environmental engineering; Environmental Management; Environmental Monitoring; Environmental protection; Furans; geophagia; Health risk assessment; Health risks; Incineration; Incinerators; Industrial plant emissions; Industrial plants; Ingestion; Italy; Laboratories; monitoring; Monitoring/Environmental Analysis; Municipal solid waste; Parks & recreation areas; Pesticides; Plant introductions; Pollutants; Polychlorinated dibenzodioxins; Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins - analogs & derivatives; Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins - analysis; Polymers; Polymers - analysis; Protected areas; soil; Soil - chemistry; soil ingestion; Soil Pollutants; Soil Pollutants - analysis; Solid Waste; steel; Steel industry; Toxicity; Italy; Soil; Incineration; Steel-making plant; Dioxin

This paper presents a 10-year overview of the dioxins and furans (PCDD/Fs) content in soils in the province of Trento (Italy). The aim was to compare the results found in the Valsugana valley where there is a steel-making plant with other locations within the province. During 2002 and from 2005 to 2...