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New types of POPs of Environmental significance:

N.Kannan

Non-ortho and mono-ortho substituted PCBs

The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry. volume 3 series: Anthropogenic compounds. Volume Editor: J.Paasivirta, Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Chapter 6, pp. 127-156) 2000

Analytical Method Development

1991

 

A comparison between activated charcoals and multidimensional GC in the separation and determination of (non-ortho Cl substituted) toxic chlorobiphenyls.

Chemosphere, 23, 1055-1076

 

1992

High resolution PCB analysis of Kanechlor, Phenoclor and Sovol mixtures using multidimensional gas chromatography.

Intern. J. Environ. Anal. Chem. . 47, 201-215.

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Bio-geochemistry of Oceans:

1998

Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) and Nonylphenols in the Sea of Japan.

Environ. Sci. Technol. 32, 1747-1753.

Modelling:

Energy calculation

1989

Possible involvement of frontier (p) electrons in the metabolism of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).

Chemosphere 18, 9-10.

Structure Activity Relationship

Risk Assessment:

Dioxin Toxic Equivalent Calculations

Humans : Environmentally exposed to PCBs, PCDDs, PCDFs

Humans : Occupationally exposed to PCBs, PCDDs, PCDFs

Humans: Accidentally exposed to PCBs, PCDDs, PCDFs

Ecotoxicology

Marine and Terrestrial biota

Pesticides

1981

Impact monitoring of pesticide residues in tomato.

Intern. J. Environ. Anal. Chem.9, 145-151.