The role of the global cryosphere in the fate of organic contaminants

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 3271-3305

  Grannas, A M ^a   Bogdal, C ^b   Hageman, K J ^c   Halsall, C ^d   Harner, T ^e   Hung, H ^e   Kallenborn, R ^f   Klan P ^g   Klanova J ^g   MacDonald, R W ^h,i   Meyer, T ^j   Wania, F ^j  

^a VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^d LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^f NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^g MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

ⁱ INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Canada)

^j UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CRYOSPHERE; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; GLACIER; ICE CAP; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; SCAVENGING (CHEMISTRY); SEA ICE;

EID: 84875692249     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-13-3271-2013     Document Type: Article

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