Seasonal fluxes and temperature-dependent accumulation of persistent organic pollutants in lakes: The role of internal biogeochemical cycling

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 157, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1815-1822

  Meijer, Sandra N ^a   Grimalt, Joan O ^a   Fernandez, Pilar ^a   Dachs, Jordi ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biogeochemical cycling; Lake; Model; PCBs

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION PROCESS; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLING; BIOGEOCHEMICAL PROCESS; CHLORINATED CONGENERS; EFFECT OF TEMPERATURES; FAST DYNAMICS; FLUX MODELS; HIGH ALTITUDES; HIGHER TEMPERATURES; IN LINES; LAKE SEDIMENTS; MASS BALANCES; PCB CONGENERS; PCBS; PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; RECIPROCAL TEMPERATURES; SEASONAL FLUXES; SEDIMENT ACCUMULATIONS; SPANISH PYRENEES; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCES; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENTS;

AIR POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; LAKES; METEOROLOGICAL PROBLEMS; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PRINTED CIRCUITS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTOLOGY; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMAL EFFECTS;

LAKE POLLUTION;

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ACCUMULATION; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LAKE POLLUTION; MASS BALANCE; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PCB; PERSISTENCE; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SEASONALITY; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SEDIMENT-WATER INTERFACE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ARTICLE; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ORGANIC POLLUTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESH WATER; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SEASONS; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SPAIN; TEMPERATURE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CATALONIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; LAKE REDO; LERIDA [CATALONIA]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 64149124847     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2009.01.024     Document Type: Article

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