Impact of forest fires on PAH levels in groundwater from mountain areas

Wildfires, both natural and manmade, are a major environmental hazard with significant short-term and long-term effects on human health and environment. Independently of fire type and intensity, the combustion process generates huge amounts of carbon dioxide and several groups of pollutants such as...

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Main Author: Mansilha, Catarina (author)
Other Authors: Marques, Jorge (author), Carvalho, Alexandra (author), Guimarães, Pedro (author)
Format: conferenceObject
Language:eng
Published: 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/1996
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.insa.pt:10400.18/1996