| Do Large-scale Remedial and Dredging Events Have the Potential to Release Significant Amounts of Semivolatile Compounds to the Atmosphere? Jeff Chiarenzelli,
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Ronald Scrudato,
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Brian Bush,
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David Carpenter,
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Sean Bushart
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Environmental Research Center, SUNY at Oswego, Oswego, New York 13126 USA
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School of Public Health, University at Albany, Albany, New York 12201 USA Abstract
Laboratory studies suggest that substantial amounts of polychlorinated biphenyls are rapidly volatilized from wet contaminated solids during water evaporation. If significant losses also occur during field activities, potential analytical, global, and health implications should be considered in the design and monitoring of remedial actions and the handling of contaminated solids. Key words : dredging, ortho -substituted congeners, polychlorinated biphenyls, semivolatile compounds, volatilization. Environ Health Perspect 106:47-49 (1998) . [Online 21 January 1998] http://ehpnet1.niehs.nih.gov/docs/1998/106p47-49chiarenzelli/ abstract.html Address correspondence to R. Scrudato, Environmental Research Center, 319 Piez Hall, SUNY at Oswego, Oswego, New York 13126 USA. The authors wish to acknowledge funding from the New York Sea grant Institute (grant SG-94-061) and from the National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences Basic Research Program (grant P42 ES04913) . The authors also appreciate the helpful comments of the reviewers. Received 9 June 1997 ; accepted 8 October 1997.
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