Exploring global oceanic persistence and ecological effects of legacy persistent organic pollutants across five decades

X Zhang, L Li, Z Xie, J Ma, YF Li, M Cai, NQ Ren… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
Global monitoring of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) has intensified following regulatory
efforts aimed at reducing their release. In this context, we compiled over 10,000 POP …

The influence of global climate change on the environmental fate of persistent organic pollutants: A review with emphasis on the Northern Hemisphere and the Arctic …

J Ma, H Hung, RW Macdonald - Global and Planetary Change, 2016 - Elsevier
Following worldwide bans and restrictions on the use of many persistent organic pollutants
(POPs) from the late 1970s, their regional and global distributions have become governed …

Microplastics are not important for the cycling and bioaccumulation of organic pollutants in the oceans—but should microplastics be considered POPs themselves?

R Lohmann - Integrated environmental assessment and …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The role of microplastic particles in the cycling and bioaccumulation of persistent organic
pollutants (POPs) is discussed. Five common concepts, sometimes misconceptions, about …

[HTML][HTML] Revolatilization of persistent organic pollutants in the Arctic induced by climate change

J Ma, H Hung, C Tian, R Kallenborn - Nature Climate Change, 2011 - nature.com
Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are organic compounds produced by human activities
that are resistant to environmental degradation. They include industrial chemicals, such as …

Air–sea exchange and atmospheric deposition of phthalate esters in the South China Sea

L Mi, Z Xie, W Xu, JJ Waniek… - … Science & Technology, 2023 - ACS Publications
Phthalate esters (PAEs) have been investigated in paired air and seawater samples
collected onboard the research vessel SONNE in the South China Sea in the summer of …

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 …

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and alternative brominated flame retardants in air and seawater of the European Arctic

A Möller, Z Xie, R Sturm, R Ebinghaus - Environmental Pollution, 2011 - Elsevier
The spatial distribution of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and several alternative
non-PBDE, non-regulated brominated flame retardants (BFRs) in air and seawater and the …

The oceanic biological pump modulates the atmospheric transport of persistent organic pollutants to the Arctic

C Galbán-Malagón, N Berrojalbiz, MJ Ojeda… - Nature …, 2012 - nature.com
Semivolatile persistent organic pollutants have the potential to reach remote environments,
such as the Arctic Ocean, through atmospheric transport and deposition. Here we show that …

Organic pollutants and ocean fronts across the Atlantic Ocean: A review

R Lohmann, IM Belkin - Progress in Oceanography, 2014 - Elsevier
Little is known about the effect of ocean fronts on pollutants dynamics, particularly organic
pollutants. Since fronts are associated with convergent currents and productive fishing …

Elevated levels of polychlorinated biphenyls in plants, air, and soils at an e-waste site in Southern China and enantioselective biotransformation of chiral PCBs in …

SJ Chen, M Tian, J Zheng, ZC Zhu, Y Luo… - … science & technology, 2014 - ACS Publications
E-waste that contains polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) is moved across national
boundaries, often from industrialized countries in the northern hemisphere, where the items …