Release of PCBs from Silvretta glacier (Switzerland) investigated in lake sediments and meltwater

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2016, Pages 10308-10316

  Pavlova, P A ^a,b,c   Zennegg, M ^a   Anselmetti, F S ^c   Schmid, P ^a   Bogdal, C ^d,e   Steinlin, C ^d   Jaggi M ^b   Schwikowski, M ^b,c  

^a SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^d ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^e AGROSCOPE RECKENHOLZ TÄNIKON RESEARCH STATION ART   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Glaciers; Meltwater; Passive sampling; Persistent organic pollutants; Polychlrinated biphenyls; Sediments

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GLACIER FLOW; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; MELTWATER; PCB; PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANT; POLLUTANT SOURCE; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; SAMPLING; SEDIMENT CORE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STREAM; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION; TRACER; VALLEY GLACIER;

ALPS; GRAUBUNDEN; SILVRETTA GLACIER; SWITZERLAND;

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ICE COVER; LAKE; RIVER; SEDIMENT; SWITZERLAND; WATER POLLUTANT;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; ICE COVER; LAKES; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RIVERS; SWITZERLAND; WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84949525300     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-5854-z     Document Type: Article

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