Atmospheric transport of persistent pollutants governs uptake by holarctic terrestrial biota

Journal Article · Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1990 · Environmental Science and Technology; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/es00080a023· OSTI ID:5467324

Larsson, P; Okla, L; Woin, Per ^[1]

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1. Limnology, Lund (Sweden)

The atmospheric deposition of PCBs, DDT, and lindane, governed uptake in terrestrial biota in the Scandinavian peninsula. Mammalian herbivores and predators as well as predatory insects contained higher levels of pollutants at locations where the fallout load was high than at stations where atmospheric deposition was lower, and the two variables were significantly correlated.

• OSTI ID: 5467324
• Journal Information: Environmental Science and Technology; (United States), Vol. 24:10; ISSN 0013-936X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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PESTICIDES
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