Organochlorine contamination of the Canadian Arctic, and speculation on future trends

International Journal of Environment and Pollution

Volumn 8, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 51-73

  Harner, Tom ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arctic; Global warming; Long range atmospheric transport; Organochlorine contamination; PCBs; Pesticides

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

AIR POLLUTION; CONTAMINATION; GLOBAL WARMING; HEALTH HAZARDS; PESTICIDES; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SNOW; SOIL POLLUTION; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; WATER POLLUTION;

ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT;

GAS EMISSIONS;

EID: 0031341543     PISSN: 09574352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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