Persistent organic pollutant cycling in forests

P Gong, H Xu, C Wang, Y Chen, L Guo… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2021 - nature.com
Owing to their toxicity, persistence and capacity for long-range atmospheric transport,
persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are internationally regulated. However, forests can …

Current challenges in air sampling of semivolatile organic contaminants: sampling artifacts and their influence on data comparability

L Melymuk, P Bohlin, O Sáňka, K Pozo… - … science & technology, 2014 - ACS Publications
With current science and policy needs, more attention is being given to expanding and
improving air sampling of semivolatile organic contaminants (SVOCs). However, a wide …

Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and related chemicals in the global environment: some personal reflections

KC Jones - Environmental Science & Technology, 2021 - ACS Publications
Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and related chemicals are fascinating because of their
combination of physical-chemical properties and complex effects. Most are man-made, but …

Enhancing scientific support for the Stockholm Convention's implementation: an analysis of policy needs for scientific evidence

Z Wang, S Adu-Kumi, ML Diamond… - Environmental …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The Stockholm Convention is key to addressing the global threats of persistent organic
pollutants (POPs) to humanity and the environment. It has been successful in identifying new …

Use of passive sampling devices for monitoring and compliance checking of POP concentrations in water

R Lohmann, K Booij, F Smedes, B Vrana - Environmental Science and …, 2012 - Springer
Background The state of the art of passive water sampling of (nonpolar) organic
contaminants is presented. Its suitability for regulatory monitoring is discussed, with an …

Prioritization of chemicals in the aquatic environment based on risk assessment: analytical, modeling and regulatory perspective

D Guillén, A Ginebreda, M Farré, RM Darbra… - Science of the Total …, 2012 - Elsevier
The extensive and intensive use of chemicals in our developed, highly technological society
includes more than 100,000 chemical substances. Significant scientific evidence has lead to …

Air and seawater pollution and air–sea gas exchange of persistent toxic substances in the Aegean Sea: spatial trends of PAHs, PCBs, OCPs and PBDEs

G Lammel, O Audy, A Besis, C Efstathiou… - … Science and Pollution …, 2015 - Springer
Abstract Near-ground air (26 substances) and surface seawater (55 substances)
concentrations of persistent toxic substances (PTS) were determined in July 2012 in a …

[HTML][HTML] Toward the next generation of air quality monitoring: Persistent organic pollutants

H Hung, M MacLeod, R Guardans, M Scheringer… - Atmospheric …, 2013 - Elsevier
Abstract Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) are global pollutants that can migrate over
long distances and bioaccumulate through food webs, posing health risks to wildlife and …

Performance comparison of silicone and low-density polyethylene as passive samplers in a global monitoring network for aquatic organic contaminants

J Sobotka, F Smedes, B Vrana - Environmental Pollution, 2022 - Elsevier
Contamination with hydrophobic organic compounds (HOCs) such as persistent organic
pollutants negatively affects global water quality. Accurate and globally comparable …

[HTML][HTML] Climate change effects on POPs' environmental behaviour: a scientific perspective for future regulatory actions

T Teran, L Lamon, A Marcomini - Atmospheric Pollution Research, 2012 - Elsevier
Since the adoption of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change,
international efforts were aimed at limiting global change, and at managing and reducing its …