International Pellet Watch: global monitoring of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in coastal waters. 1. Initial phase data on PCBs, DDTs, and HCHs
Samples of polyethylene pellets were collected at 30 beaches from 17 countries and analyzed for organochlorine compounds. PCB concentrations in the pellets were highest on US coasts, followed by western Europe and Japan, and were lower in tropical Asia, southern Africa and Australia. This spatial pa...
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Elsevier
2009
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Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40332/1/International%20Pellet%20Watch%20global%20monitoring%20of%20persistent%20organic%20pollutants%20%28POPs%29%20in%20coastal%20waters.%201.%20Initial%20phase%20data%20on%20PCBs%2C%20DDTs%2C%20and%20HCHs.pdf http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40332/ http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025326X09002690 |
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