Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are large class of hydrophobic, semi-volatile
organic contaminants that may enter the environment from both natural sources and …

Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are major environmental concern due to their
persistence, long-range transportability, bio-accumulation and potentially adverse effects on …

Atmospheric particulate matter with diameter< 2.5 um (PM2. 5) was collected at Peking
University (PKU) in Beijing, China before, during, and after the 2008 Olympics and analyzed …

Analytical methods for the analysis of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and organochlorine
pesticides (OCPs) are widely available and are the result of a vast amount of environmental …

The United States (US) National Park Service has initiated research on the atmospheric
deposition and fate of semi-volatile organic compounds in its alpine, sub-Arctic, and Arctic …

This review will summarize the levels of selected current use pesticides (CUPs) that have
been identified and reported in Arctic media (ie air, water, sediment, and biota) since the …

As part of the Global Atmospheric Passive Sampling (GAPS) study, XAD-resin based
passive samplers are being deployed for consecutive one-year periods at numerous sites …

An analytical method was developed for the trace analysis of 98 semivolatile organic
compounds (SOCs) in remote, high-elevation lake sediment. Sediment cores from Lone …

Fish in agricultural and remote areas may be exposed to endosulfan and its degradation
products as a result of direct runoff, atmospheric transport and deposition. The following …

During snowmelt events in urban watersheds large amounts of organic contaminants are
mobilized, potentially affecting the quality of surface and groundwater resources. The …