Atmospheric emissions and long-range transport of persistent organic chemicals

Persistent organic chemicals include several groups of halogenated compounds, such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polybrominated diphenylethers (PBDEs), and polyfluorinated carboxylic acids (PFCAs). These chemicals remain for long times (years to decades) in the environment and cycle between d...

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Main Author: Scheringer M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2010-12-01
Series:EPJ Web of Conferences
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201009003