Modeling evidence of episodic intercontinental long-range transport of lindane

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 23, 2008, Pages 8791-8797

  Zhang, Lisheng ^a   Ma, Jianmin ^b   Venkatesh, Srinivasan ^b   Li, Yi Fan ^b   Cheung, Philip ^b  

^a Lamu Environment   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERICS; INSECTICIDES; TOXIC MATERIALS;

AFRICAN EASTERLY WAVES; ATLANTIC; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT MODELS; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORTS; EMISSION INVENTORIES; MODELING RESULTS; NORTH AMERICA; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; PERSISTENT TOXIC SUBSTANCES; RANGE TRANSPORTS; TOXIC CHEMICALS; TOXIC SUBSTANCES; TRADE WINDS; TRANSPORT EVENTS; UNITED STATES;

CYCLOHEXANE;

LINDANE;

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; EMISSION INVENTORY; HCH; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; PERSISTENCE; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; TOXIC SUBSTANCE; TRADE WIND;

AFRICA; ARCTIC; ARTICLE; ASIA; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; NORTH AMERICA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL POLLUTION; UNITED STATES; WESTERN EUROPE;

AFRICA, WESTERN; AIR MOVEMENTS; ARCTIC REGIONS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; EUROPE; LINDANE; MODELS, CHEMICAL; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC OCEAN; TRANSPORTATION;

ARCTIC; ASIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 57449090276     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es801271b     Document Type: Article

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