Primary source regions of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) measured in the Arctic

• Published in: Atmospheric Environment
• Main Authors: Ubl, Sandy, Scheringer, Martin, Stohl, Andreas, Burkhart, John, Hungerbühler, Konrad
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: /dk/atira/pure/core/keywords/559804261; Chemistry; Arctic; Norway; Birkenes
• Online Access: http://fox.leuphana.de/portal/de/publications/primary-source-regions-of-polychlorinated-biphenyls-pcbs-measured-in-the-arctic(d025a0e8-bc3e-46f1-9741-142ae42de76b).html; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.07.061

We investigate the source regions of the three polychlorinated biphenyl congeners (PCBs) 28, 101, and 180 measured at the Arctic stations Alert and Zeppelin, and at Birkenes, which is located in southern Norway. Although the Arctic is remote from the main use areas of these chemicals, PCBs have been...