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Dioxins, organics, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and heavy metals

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1. Introduction

2. Dioxins

2.1 Introduction
2.2 Project design for dioxin measurements
2.3 Results
2.4 Comparison with international benchmarks
2.5 Conclusions
2.6 Management strategies
- EPA measures
- Other industrial changes
- Motor vehicle controls
- Domestic sources
- National and international initiatives

3. Organics

3.1 Introduction
3.2 Project design for organics measurements
3.3 Results
3.4 Comparison with international benchmarks
3.5 Conclusions
3.6 Management strategies
- Motor vehicles
- Industrial and commercial sources
- Solid fuel heaters
- Stratospheric ozone-depleting substances

4. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

4.1 Introduction
4.2 Seasonal concentrations of pollution
4.3 Project design for PAHs
4.4 Results
4.5 Comparison with international benchmarks
4.6 Conclusions
4.7 Management strategies
- Domestic sources
- Mobile sources
- Industry
- Flexible controls on open burning

5. Metals

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