Atmospheric distribution and long-range transport behavior of organochlorine pesticides in North America

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 409-420

  Shen, Li ^a   Wania, Frank ^a   Lei, Ying D ^a   Teixeira, Camilla ^b   Muir, Derek C G ^b   Bidleman, Terry F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COMPOSITION; METABOLISM; MICROORGANISMS; SAMPLING;

AIR CONCENTRATION; AIR SAMPLING; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDES (OCP); PASSIVE SAMPLERS;

PESTICIDES;

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; CHLORDANE; CHLORPHENOTANE; DIELDRIN; ENDOSULFAN; HEPTACHLOR; HEPTACHLOR EPOXIDE; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE; PENTACHLOROBENZENE;

AIR SAMPLING; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; ORGANOCHLORINE; PESTICIDE;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; BELIZE; MEXICO; NORTH AMERICA;

AIR MOVEMENTS; ATMOSPHERE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FORECASTING; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NORTH AMERICA; PESTICIDES;

NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 12344338256     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es049489c     Document Type: Article

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