Comparison of glacial and non-glacial-fed streams to evaluate the loading of persistent organic pollutants through seasonal snow/ice melt

Chemosphere

Volumn 74, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 924-930

  Bizzotto, E C ^a   Villa, S ^a   Vaj, C ^a   Vighi, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alps; Chlorinated pesticides; Glacier; Melt water; PCBs; Surface water

Indexed keywords

ALPS; CHLORINATED PESTICIDES; GLACIER; MELT WATER; PCBS; SURFACE WATER;

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; GLACIERS; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; PESTICIDES; POLLUTION; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); PRINTED CIRCUITS; RIVERS; SNOW;

RIVER POLLUTION;

ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GLACIER; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PERSISTENCE; SNOWMELT; SURFACE WATER; WATER POLLUTION;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; ICE COVER; PESTICIDES; RIVERS; SEASONS; SNOW; TEMPERATURE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ALPS; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 58949094511     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2008.10.013     Document Type: Article

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