Persistent organic pollutants in the Great Lakes
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Persistent organic pollutants in the Great Lakes
(The handbook of environmental chemistry, v. 5 . Water pollution ; pt. N)
Springer, c2006
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 433-438) and index
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Description
Pollution threatens the Laurentian Great Lakes and is a serious problem. This book examines what is known about the major classes of persistent toxic organic pollutants. Agricultural runoff, urban waste, industrial discharge, landfill leachate, and atmospheric deposition, are all to blame. Contamination of the various ecosystems is reviewed, and what is known about the effects of this pollution. This volume provides an invaluable resource for those in environmental research, measurements, and decision making concerning the Great Lakes.
Table of Contents
R.A. Hites: Overview.- K.C. Hornbuckle, D.L. Carlson, D.L. Swackhamer, J.E. Baker, and S.J. Eisenreich: Polychlorinated Biphenyls.- R.J. Norstrom: Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-dioxins and Dibenzofurans.- K. Kannan, J. Ridal, and J. Struger: Pesticides.- D.C.G. Muir, D.L. Swackhamer, T.F. Bidleman, and L.M. Jantunen: Toxaphene.- P.A. Helm, K. Kannan, and T.F. Bidleman: Polychlorinated Naphthalenes.- M.F. Simcik and J.H. Offenberg: Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons.- R.A. Hites: Brominated Flame Retardants.- J.P. Giesy, S.A. Mabury, J.W. Martin, K. Kannan, P.D. Jones, J.L. Newsted, and K. Coady: Perfluorinated Compounds
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