Occurrences, sources, and transport of organochlorine pesticides in the aquatic environment of Antarctica

J Potapowicz, D Lambropoulou, C Nannou… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
We review information on the concentration levels of organochlorine pesticides in the abiotic
aquatic environment (in seawater, sea ice, surface freshwater, snow, firn, and glacial ice) …

How important is research on pollution levels in Antarctica? Historical approach, difficulties and current trends

M Szopińska, J Namieśnik, Ż Polkowska - Reviews of Environmental …, 2017 - Springer
Despite the fact that Antarctica is a continent notably free from large negative impact of
human activities, literature data can be the basis for concluding that this is not an area free …

Pesticides in the atmosphere and seawater in a transect study from the Western Pacific to the Southern Ocean: The importance of continental discharges and air …

X Zhang, X Zhang, ZF Zhang, PF Yang, YF Li, M Cai… - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
The global oceans are known as terminal sink or secondary source for diffusive emission of
organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and selected current used pesticides (CUPs) into the …

Dissolved polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from the Northwestern Pacific to the Southern Ocean: surface seawater distribution, source apportionment, and air …

X Zhang, ZF Zhang, X Zhang, PF Yang, YF Li, M Cai… - Water Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) as a group of toxic and carcinogenic compounds
are large scale globally emitted anthropogenic pollutants mainly emitted into the …

Perfluoroalkylated substances in the global tropical and subtropical surface oceans

B González-Gaya, J Dachs, JL Roscales… - … science & technology, 2014 - ACS Publications
In this study, perfluoroalkylated substances (PFASs) were analyzed in 92 surface seawater
samples taken during the Malaspina 2010 expedition which covered all the tropical and …

Occurrence, distribution, and bioaccumulation of new and legacy persistent organic pollutants in an ecosystem on King George Island, maritime Antarctica

JT Kim, YJ Choi, M Barghi, JH Kim, JW Jung… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
The occurrence and bioaccumulation of new and legacy persistent organic pollutants
(POPs), organochlorine pesticides (OCPs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) …

Snow amplification of persistent organic pollutants at coastal Antarctica

P Casal, G Casas, M Vila-Costa… - Environmental …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Many legacy and emerging persistent organic pollutants (POPs) have been reported in polar
regions, and act as sentinels of global pollution. Maritime Antarctica is recipient of abundant …

Occurrences and possible sources of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in ice-free area soils in East Antarctica

D Wang, H Ma, Z Chen, G Shi - Catena, 2022 - Elsevier
Antarctica is widely regarded as a sink for persistent organic pollutants (POPs). However,
there is a scarcity of data on the occurrence and spatial pattern of POPs in Antarctica …

[HTML][HTML] Use of passive samplers to detect organochlorine pesticides in air and water at wetland mountain region sites (S-SE Brazil)

RO Meire, M Khairy, AC Targino, PMA Galvão… - Chemosphere, 2016 - Elsevier
Low-density polyethylene (LDPE) passive samplers were deployed in upland surface waters
and the overlying atmosphere during May and June 2012, to determine the transport and …

Air–seawater exchange of organochlorine pesticides in the Southern Ocean between Australia and Antarctica

M Bigot, DCG Muir, DW Hawker, R Cropp… - Environmental …, 2016 - ACS Publications
This study contributes new data on the spatial variability of persistent organic pollutants in
the Indian–Pacific sector of the Southern Ocean and represents the first empirical data …