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| ISBN: | 9783540681625 (pbk.)
3540681620 (pbk.)
9783540681632
3540681639
9786610804146
6610804141
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| Notes: | Based on a thesis (doctoral)--University of Hamburg, 2006.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [123]-129) and index.
Description based on print version record.
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| Summary: | "Persistent organic pollutants (POPS) are harmful to human health and to the environment. Their fate in the marine environment is not yet fully understood. An ocean model (FANTOM) has been developed to investigate the fate of selected POP's in the North Sea. The main focus of the model is on quantifying the distribution of POPs and their aquatic pathways. This is the first time that a spatially-resolved, measurement-based ocean transport model has been used to study POPs-like substances, at least on the regional scale. The model was applied for the southern North Sea and tested by studying the behaviour of [gamma]-HCH, [alpha]-HCH and PCB 153 in sea water. This model study proves that transport models, such as FANTOM, are capable of reproducing realistic multi-year temporal and spatial trends of selected POPs and can be used to address further scientific questions."--Jacket.
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| Other form: | Print version: Ilyina, Tatjana P. Fate of persistent organic pollutants in the North Sea. Berlin ; New York : Springer, c2007 9783540681625 3540681620
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