Global fate of POPs: Current and future research directions
For legacy and emerging persistent organic pollutants (POPs), surprisingly little is still known in quantitative terms about their global sources and emissions. Atmospheric transport has been identified as the key global dispersal mechanism for most legacy POPs. In contrast, transport by ocean curre...
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ftunivrhodeislan:oai:digitalcommons.uri.edu:gsofacpubs-2794 2024-01-21T10:03:47+01:00 Global fate of POPs: Current and future research directions Lohmann, Rainer Breivik, Knut Dachs, Jordi Muir, Derek 2007-11-01T07:00:00Z https://digitalcommons.uri.edu/gsofacpubs/1824 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2007.06.051 unknown DigitalCommons@URI https://digitalcommons.uri.edu/gsofacpubs/1824 doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2007.06.051 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2007.06.051 Graduate School of Oceanography Faculty Publications Fate Persistent organic pollutant POP Sources trends text 2007 ftunivrhodeislan https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2007.06.051 2023-12-25T19:10:01Z For legacy and emerging persistent organic pollutants (POPs), surprisingly little is still known in quantitative terms about their global sources and emissions. Atmospheric transport has been identified as the key global dispersal mechanism for most legacy POPs. In contrast, transport by ocean currents may prove to be the main transport route for many polar, emerging POPs. This is linked to the POPs' intrinsic physico-chemical properties, as exemplified by the different fate of hexachlorocyclohexanes in the Arctic. Similarly, our current understanding of POPs' global transport and fate remains sketchy. The importance of organic carbon and global temperature differences have been accepted as key drivers of POPs' global distribution. However, future research will need to understand the various biogeochemical and geophysical cycles under anthropogenic pressures to be able to understand and predict the global fate of POPs accurately. © 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Text Arctic University of Rhode Island: DigitalCommons@URI Arctic Environmental Pollution 150 1 150 165 |
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For legacy and emerging persistent organic pollutants (POPs), surprisingly little is still known in quantitative terms about their global sources and emissions. Atmospheric transport has been identified as the key global dispersal mechanism for most legacy POPs. In contrast, transport by ocean currents may prove to be the main transport route for many polar, emerging POPs. This is linked to the POPs' intrinsic physico-chemical properties, as exemplified by the different fate of hexachlorocyclohexanes in the Arctic. Similarly, our current understanding of POPs' global transport and fate remains sketchy. The importance of organic carbon and global temperature differences have been accepted as key drivers of POPs' global distribution. However, future research will need to understand the various biogeochemical and geophysical cycles under anthropogenic pressures to be able to understand and predict the global fate of POPs accurately. © 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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