Persistent Organic Pollutants: Environmental Behaviour and Pathways of Human Exposure - Rilegato

 
9780792372271: Persistent Organic Pollutants: Environmental Behaviour and Pathways of Human Exposure
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ISBN 10: 0792372271 ISBN 13: 9780792372271
Casa editrice: Springer-Verlag GmbH, 2000

Sinossi

Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) continue to be the subject of concern amongst the public, as well as the scientific and policy-making communities. These concerns are exemplified by the international efforts co-ordinated by the United Nations' Environment Programme and the Economic Commission for Europe. Whilst the ultimate origin of this concern is the adverse effects of persistent organic pollutants in both humans and wildlife, there are other factors involved. In particular, whilst ambient concentrations of POPs in air and water present little direct hazard via inhalation and ingestion respectively, their propensity for transfer through the food chain means that species at the top of the ecological pyramid - including humans - can be exposed to concentrations of concern via their diet. Furthermore, their ability to undergo long-range atmospheric transport means that they represent a truly cross-boundary problem for mankind. This volume focuses on the sources, atmospheric behaviour, terrestrial and aquatic food chain transfer, and human exposure and fate aspects of this important class of chemicals.

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Contenuti

List of Contributors. Preface. 1. Budget and Source Inventories: Issues and Challenges; G.H. Eduljee. 2. Atmospheric Fate and Behaviour; M.F. Simcik. 3. Transfer of POPs into Vegetation: Mechanisms and Implications; G.M. Currado, S. Harrad. 4. Transport and Fate in Food Animals; G.F. Fries. 5. Human Exposure and Fate; A.K.D. Liem, C.E.J. Cuijpers, M.J. Zeilmaker. 6. Assessing Bioaccumulation Factors of Persistent Organic Pollutants in Aquatic Food-Chains; F.A.P.C. Gobas. 7. Temporal Trends in Environmental Contamination; G. Sanders. 8. Long-Range Transport: Implications for Polar Regions; C.J. Halsall. 9. An Eastern European Perspective; I. Holoubek. Index.

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Editore
Springer-Verlag GmbH
Data di pubblicazione
2000
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
0792372271
ISBN 13 
9780792372271
Rilegatura
Copertina rigida
Numero di pagine
292
Redattore
Harrad Stuart
Contatto del produttore
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Persona responsabile
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