Long-term atmospheric deposition of current-use and banned pesticides in Atlantic Canada; 1980-2000

Chemosphere

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 314-327

  Brun, Guy L ^a   MacDonald, Ronald M ^a   Verge, Jessica ^a   Aubé, Jamie ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fungicides; Herbicides; Hexachlorocyclohexanes; Insecticides; Persistent organic pollutants (POPs); Precipitation

Indexed keywords

ISOMERS; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANES; PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS (POP);

PESTICIDES;

ATRAZINE; CHLOROTHALONIL; ENDOSULFAN; HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE; LINDANE; PENTACHLOROPHENOL; PESTICIDE;

ISOMERS; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; PESTICIDES; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; FUNGICIDE; HERBICIDE; INSECTICIDE; PESTICIDE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; CANADA; HALF LIFE TIME; ISOMER; PRECIPITATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPRING; SUMMER;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ATMOSPHERE; CANADA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHY; PESTICIDES; TIME FACTORS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE;

EID: 39149118380     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2007.09.003     Document Type: Article

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