Deposition of atmospherically transported polychlorinated biphenyls in the Canadian Arctic

Chemosphere

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 227-244

  Gregor, D ^a,b   Teixeira, C ^a   Rowsell, R ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arctic; Canada; Deposition; PCBs; Snow

Indexed keywords

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; SNOW;

AIR POLLUTION; ARCTIC; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DRY DEPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; PCB; SEASONAL VARIATION; SNOW ACCUMULATION; SNOWPACK;

CANADA, CANADIAN ARCTIC;

EID: 0029659758     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0045-6535(96)00166-X     Document Type: Article

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