Vertical distribution of organochlorine pesticides in humus along Alpine altitudinal profiles in relation to ambiental parameters

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 157, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 3238-3247

  Kirchner, M ^a   Faus Kessler, T ^a   Jakobi, G ^a   Levy, W ^a   Henkelmann, B ^a   Bernhoft S ^a   Kotalik, J ^a   Zsolnay, A ^a   Bassan, R ^b   Belis, C ^c   Krauchi N ^d   Moche, W ^e   Simoncic P ^f   Uhl, M ^e   Weiss, P ^e   Schramm, K W ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b Regional Agency for Environmental Prevention and Protection of Veneto   (Italy)

^c Regional Agency for Environmental Protection of Lombardy   (Italy)

^d SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

^e ENVIRONMENT AGENCY AUSTRIA   (Austria)

^f SLOVENIAN FORESTRY INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

DDT; Forest soil; HCB; HCH; Precipitation; Soil organic carbon; Temperature; Vertical gradient

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITIONS; COLD CONDENSATION; DEGRADATION PROCESS; FOREST SOIL; FOREST SOILS; FOREST STAND; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANES; KEY PARAMETERS; LOCAL CHARACTERISTICS; METEOROLOGICAL PARAMETERS; ORGANOCHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDES; PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; SOIL ORGANIC CARBON; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS; VERTICAL GRADIENTS; VERTICAL PROFILE;

AIR POLLUTION; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; INSECTICIDES; METEOROLOGICAL PROBLEMS; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; SOILS;

SOIL POLLUTION;

ALDRIN; CHLORPHENOTANE; DIELDRIN; HEPTACHLOR; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; LINDANE; MIREX; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANOCHLORINE DERIVATIVE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ALTITUDE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BIODEGRADATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DDT; FOREST SOIL; HCH; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; HUMUS; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; ORGANOCHLORINE; PARAMETERIZATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SOIL POLLUTION; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION; VERTICAL PROFILE;

AIR POLLUTION; ALTITUDE; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; BIOACCUMULATION; DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOREST SOIL; FOREST STAND; HUMUS; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; POLLUTION MONITORING; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PRECIPITATION; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; TURNOVER TIME; VOLATILIZATION;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ALTITUDE; ATMOSPHERE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; PESTICIDES; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

ALPS;

EID: 74249123484     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2009.06.011     Document Type: Article

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