Atmospheric transport of lindane (γ-hexachlorocyclohexane) from the Canadian prairies - A possible source for the Canadian Great Lakes, Arctic and Rocky mountains

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 275-282

  Waite, Don T ^a   Hunter, Fraser G ^a   Wiens, Brian J ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

HCH; Atmospheric transport; Forward trajectories; Lindane

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; LINDANE; PRAIRIES; REMOTE REGIONS;

ECOSYSTEMS; HEALTH CARE; INSECTICIDES; LAKES; REMOTE SENSING; TISSUE;

ATMOSPHERICS;

LINDANE;

ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; HCH; PESTICIDE; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; TRAJECTORY;

ARCTIC; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CALCULATION; CANADA; CROP MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM; PRAIRIE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSPORT KINETICS; VOLATILIZATION;

CANADA; GREAT LAKES; NORTH AMERICA; ROCKY MOUNTAINS; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS;

EID: 10344231970     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2004.09.047     Document Type: Article

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