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Sources and Fate of PAHs and PCBs in the Marine Environment

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The assessment of a hazard resulting from the pollution of the environment by chemical compounds is in principle limited to the determination of their concentrations in its various compartments. But for solving many problems in this context, knowledge of the emission sources, transport pathways, and sites of deposition is of great benefit. By far the largest amounts of pollutants, regardless of where they were discharged, end up in the soil or the aquatic environment. By defining the source of origin of compounds like PAHs, and PCBs in the environment, especially in areas where they are emitted from different sources, it is possible to obtain information on the nature of different materials that are sources of these compounds (e.g., petroleum), or on the processes during which they are formed (e.g., combustion). In addition, the fate of toxic compounds in the environment can be tracked. This knowledge enables hypotheses to be formulated regarding the course of environmental phenomena; it also supplies a tool for taking administrative action and for resolving disputed issues concerning environmental pollution.

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artykuł w czasopiśmie wyróżnionym w JCR
Published in:
CRITICAL REVIEWS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY no. 42, pages 1172 - 1189,
ISSN: 1064-3389
Language:
English
Publication year:
2012
Bibliographic description:
Wolska L., Mechlińska A., Rogowska J., Namieśnik J.: Sources and Fate of PAHs and PCBs in the Marine Environment// CRITICAL REVIEWS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. -Vol. 42, nr. iss. 11 (2012), s.1172-1189
DOI:
Digital Object Identifier (open in new tab) 10.1080/10643389.2011.556546
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Gdańsk University of Technology

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