Climate change effects on POPs' environmental behaviour: A scientific perspective for future regulatory actions

Atmospheric Pollution Research

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 466-476

  Teran, Tair ^a,b   Lamon, Lara ^a,b   Marcomini, Antonio ^a,b  

^a CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

^b CENTRO EURO MEDITERRANEO SUI CAMBIAMENTI CLIMATICI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Climate change; Monitoring programs; Multimedia modelling; Persistent organic pollutants; Regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882750119     PISSN: 13091042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5094/APR.2012.054     Document Type: Article

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