Field investigation into the diffusion of semi-volatile organic compounds into fresh and aged snow

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1385-1393

  Herbert, B M J ^a   Halsall, C J ^a   Jones, K C ^a   Kallenborn, R ^b  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR AIR RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Arctic; Organochlorine pesticides; Persistent organic pollutants; Polar; Polychlorinated biphenyls

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; CHLORINATION; DIFFUSION; MASS TRANSFER; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SNOW;

ARCTIC; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDES; PERSISTANT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; POLAR;

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ALPHA HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; LINDANE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; SNOW;

DIFFUSION; PCB; SNOWPACK; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; DIFFUSION; HALF LIFE TIME; METAMORPHOSIS; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA; TROMS; TROMSO;

EID: 31944438410     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2005.10.055     Document Type: Article

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