Long-term atmospheric monitoring of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in the Arctic: A versatile tool for regulators and environmental science studies

Atmospheric Pollution Research

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 485-493

  Kallenborn, Roland ^a,b   Reiersen, Lars Otto ^c   Olseng, Christine Daae ^c  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY CENTRE IN SVALBARD   (Norway)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Environmental pollution; Monitoring and Science; Persistent organic pollutants; Regulative response

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882775338     PISSN: 13091042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5094/APR.2012.056     Document Type: Article

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