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POPs in the terrestrial environment
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Author
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Abstract
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| Worldwide there is concern about the continuing release of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) into the environment. To complete an environmental forensic investigation of POPs in the terrestrial environment, an understanding of the source, fate, and behavior of POPs in terrestrial media is required. This chapter examines a variety of terrestrial environments, including soil and sediments, herbage, wildlife, and humans. It includes discussion on the major pathways in which POPs enter each media, the changes which may occur within the media, background concentrations and patterns which may be used to interpret the potential sources of POPs in each media. Two case studies are presented at the end of this chapter to provide context to the discussion and highlight how environmental forensics investigations in the terrestrial environment may be carried out using different tools. |
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Language
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English
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Source (book)
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Environmental Forensics for Persistent Organic Pollutants / O'Sullivan, Gwen [edit.]; et al. [edit.]
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Publication
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2014
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ISBN
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978-0-444-59424-2
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DOI
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10.1016/B978-0-444-59424-2.00007-4
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Volume/pages
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p. 291-356
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