Chlorinated hydrocarbons in lichen and moss samples from the Antarctic Peninsula

Journal Article · Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1986 · Chemosphere; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/0045-6535(86)90041-X· OSTI ID:5415020

Bacci, E; Calamari, D; Gaggi, C; Fanelli, R; Focardi, S; Morosini, M

The concentrations of some chlorinated hydrocarbon residues (HCB, HCH isomers, p,p'DDT and DDE, PCB cogeners) in lichen and moss samples from the Antarctic Peninsula are reported and compared with available data from other parts of the world. The use of these materials as indicators of tropospheric contamination levels in Antarctica is discussed.

• Research Organization: Universita di Siena, Italy
• OSTI ID: 5415020
• Journal Information: Chemosphere; (United States), Vol. 15:6
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
CHLORINATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY
LICHENS
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
MOSSES
ANTARCTICA
CONTAMINATION
TROPOSPHERE
ALGAE
ANTARCTIC REGIONS
AROMATICS
CHROMATOGRAPHY
EARTH ATMOSPHERE
FUNGI
HALOGENATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
PLANTS
POLAR REGIONS
SEPARATION PROCESSES
560303* - Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology- Plants- (-1987)