Persistent organic pollutants in the Tibetan surface soil: spatial distribution, air–soil exchange and implications for global cycling

X Wang, J Sheng, P Gong, Y Xue, T Yao… - Environmental pollution, 2012 - Elsevier
There are limited data on persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in the soils of the Tibetan
Plateau. This paper presents data from a survey of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) …

Legacy and emerging persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in terrestrial compartments in the high Arctic: sorption and secondary sources

A Cabrerizo, DCG Muir, AO De Silva… - … science & technology, 2018 - ACS Publications
Legacy persistent organic pollutants (POPs) such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs),
organochlorine pesticides (OCPs), and emerging perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) were …

Diurnal variations of air-soil exchange of semivolatile organic compounds (PAHs, PCBs, OCPs, and PBDEs) in a central European receptor area

C Degrendele, O Audy, J Hofman… - Environmental …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polychlorinated biphenyls
(PCBs), organochlorine pesticides (OCPs), and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in …

Investigation of organochlorine pesticides from the Indus Basin, Pakistan: sources, air–soil exchange fluxes and risk assessment

J Sultana, JH Syed, A Mahmood, U Ali… - Science of the total …, 2014 - Elsevier
Present study aimed to evaluate the contamination status of organochlorine pesticides
(OCPs) and their associated potential for air–soil exchange and health risks from …

Pesticides in the atmosphere: a comparison of gas-particle partitioning and particle size distribution of legacy and current-use pesticides

C Degrendele, K Okonski, L Melymuk… - Atmospheric …, 2016 - acp.copernicus.org
This study presents a comparison of seasonal variation, gas-particle partitioning, and
particle-phase size distribution of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and current-use …

Climatic and biogeochemical controls on the remobilization and reservoirs of persistent organic pollutants in Antarctica

A Cabrerizo, J Dachs, D Barceló… - Environmental science & …, 2013 - ACS Publications
After decades of primary emissions, reservoirs of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) have
accumulated in soils and snow/ice in polar regions. These reservoirs can be remobilized …

Assessment of pesticide residue content in Polish agricultural soils

A Ukalska-Jaruga, B Smreczak, G Siebielec - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Pesticides belong to a group of xenobiotics harmful to humans and wildlife, whose fate and
activity depends on their susceptibility to degradation. Therefore, the monitoring of their …

Selected pesticidal POPs and metabolites in the soil of five Vietnamese cities: Sources, fate, and health risk implications

Y Ding, S Qin, H Huang, X Tang, X Li, Y Zhang… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Large quantities of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) have been used in tropical regions.
The fate processes and risks of these legacy contaminants in the tropics are poorly …

Organochlorine pesticides in residential soils and sediments within two main agricultural areas of northwest Mexico: Concentrations, enantiomer compositions and …

JL Sánchez-Osorio, JV Macías-Zamora… - Chemosphere, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract The agricultural Mexicali and Yaqui valleys (MV, YV) in northwest Mexico were
heavily treated with organochlorine pesticides in the past. Residential soils and agricultural …

Snow deposition and melting as drivers of polychlorinated biphenyls and organochlorine pesticides in Arctic rivers, lakes, and ocean

A Cabrerizo, DCG Muir, C Teixeira… - Environmental …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Concurrent sampling of freshwater (lakes and rivers), seawater, snow, air, and zooplankton
for a range of legacy polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and organochlorine pesticides …