Chlorinated dibenzofurans and dioxins in atmospheric samples from cities in New York

Chlorinated dibenzofurans and chlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins were detected in air samples from Albany, Binghamton, Utica, and Niagara Falls, NY, in concentrations ranging up to 8.8 pg/m{sup 3}. The air results showed a variety of homologue distributions including a previously unreported one dominated by lower chlorinated CDFs, which may result following particulate fallout. Other results were more typical of urban and suburban air that is subject to the processes of atmospheric aging as reported in the literature.