Biogeochemical controls of the transport and cycling of persistent organic pollutants in the polar oceans

Humanity is currently using more than 200000 synthetic organic compounds in many industrial, agricultural and domestic applications. Many of these chemicals reach the environment and have a harmful effect on ecosystems and humans. Among them, the group of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) compris...

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Main Author: Galbán Malagón, Cristóbal
Other Authors: Dachs, Jordi
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:Catalan
Published: Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10803/129733