Pilot Survey of Levels of Polychlorinated Dibenzo-P-Dioxins (PCDDs), Polychlorinated Dibenzofurans (PCDFs), Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) and Mercury in Rural Soils of the U.S.
Contact
- John Schaum
- by phone at: 703-347-8637
- by email at: schaum.john@epa.gov
- by email at: schaum.john@epa.gov
Background
![Cover of the Pilot Survey Soil Report](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081109174614im_/http://www.epa.gov/ncea/images/soil_thumb.jpg)
- polychlorinared dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs or CDDs),
- polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs or CDFs),
- polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and
- mercury.
History/Chronology
2003 | The soil samples were collected during the Summer/Fall of 2003. |
Aug 2004 | EPA completed the internal peer review. |
Dec 2005 | An independent external peer review was completed by a 5 person expert panel. |
Apr 2007 | EPA released the final report. |
Next Steps
This is a Final Report.
Downloads/Related Links
- Pilot Survey of Levels of Polychlorinated Dibenzo-P-Dioxins, Polychlorinated Dibenzofurans, Polychlorinated Biphenyls and Mercury in Rural Soils of the United States (PDF) (67 pp, 4 MB, about PDF)
- Appendices A to K (PDF) (192 pp, 8 MB, about PDF)
- Appendix L: Paired Air/Soil Congener Profiles (PDF) (51 pp, 12 MB, about PDF)
Additional Information
Citation
U.S. EPA. Pilot Survey of Levels of Polychlorinated Dibenzo-P-Dioxins (PCDDs), Polychlorinated Dibenzofurans (PCDFs), Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) and Mercury in Rural Soils of the U.S. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, EPA/600/R-05/043F, 2007.