Publication details
Sources of organochlorine pesticides in an urban Mediterranean environment: Volatilisation from soil.
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| Year of publication | 2011 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Journal of Environmental Monitoring |
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| Citation | |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c1em10479a |
| Field | Air pollution and control |
| Keywords | PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; CHEMICAL PROPERTY DATA; ELEVATED PCB LEVELS; GAMMA-HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE; POLYCHLORINATED-BIPHENYLS; AGRICULTURAL SOIL; GAS-EXCHANGE; BALKAN WARS; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; EMISSION |
| Description | Organochlorine pesticide (OCP) cycling was studied in the area of Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, over 3 days in summer with high temporal (4 h-means) and spatial (3 sites distanced 3-6 km) resolutions. Elevated levels of DDX compounds (i.e. o,p'- and p,p'-isomers of DDT, DDE and DDD, 44-74 pg m(-3) at the urban sites and 27 pg m(-3) as a background level), HCH (alpha-, beta- and gamma-isomers, 52-70 vs. 147 pg m(-3)), HCB (34-48 vs. <0.1 pg m(-3)) and pentachlorobenzene (6.8-9.9 vs. 6.0 pg m(-3)) were found. |
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