Air-Sea Exchange of Legacy POPs in the North Sea Based on Results of Fate and Transport, and Shelf-Sea Hydrodynamic Ocean Models

The air-sea exchange of two legacy persistent organic pollutants (POPs), γ-HCH and PCB 153, in the North Sea, is presented and discussed using results of regional fate and transport and shelf-sea hydrodynamic ocean models for the period 1996–2005. Air-sea exchange occurs through gas exchange (deposi...

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Main Author: Kieran O'Driscoll
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-04-01
Series:Atmosphere
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/5/2/156