The distribution of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) in the River Thames Catchment under the scenarios of climate change

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 533, Issue , 2015, Pages 187-195

  Lu, Qiong ^a   Johnson, Andrew C ^b   Jürgens, Monika D ^b   Sweetman, Andy ^c   Jin, Li ^d   Whitehead, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Fish; Fugacity; PCBs; River Thames

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; FISH; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RESERVOIRS (WATER); RIVERS; RUNOFF; SEDIMENTS; SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

CLIMATE PROJECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL COMPARTMENT; FUGACITY; LEVEL III FUGACITY MODELS; PCB CONCENTRATION; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL (PCBS); RAINFALL FORECASTS; RIVER THAMES;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; WATER POLLUTANT;

ARTICLE; CATCHMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DRY DEPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EVAPORATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POPULATION EXPOSURE; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL DEGRADATION; SOIL POLLUTION; SOLUBILITY; VAPOR PRESSURE; WATER POLLUTION; WATER TEMPERATURE; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; ENGLAND; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; RIVER; SEDIMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENGLAND; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RIVERS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84936887906     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.06.084     Document Type: Article

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