The Role of the Ocean in Global Cycling of Persistent Organic Contaminants Refinement and Application of a Global Multicompartment Chemistry-Transport Model /

• Main Author: Stemmler, Irene. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2010.
• Series: Hamburg Studies on Maritime Affairs, International Max Planck Research School for Maritime Affairs at the University of Hamburg, 18
• Subjects: Environmental sciences.; Oceanography.; Public law.; Environmental chemistry.; Environmental law.; Marine Sciences.; Environment.; Environmental Chemistry.; Marine & Freshwater Sciences.; Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice.; European Law/Public International Law.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-05009-1

Persistent organic contaminants, which are bioaccumulative and toxic are a concern for the ecosystems and human health and are regulated under international law (global and regional conventions, besides other). If semivolatile, they cycle in different environmental compartments and follow complex tr...

Table of Contents:

• From the contents: Introduction
• Model Development
• Model Application
• Conclusions and Outlook
• Impact of the Horizontal Resolution on the Representation of Continental Shelves
• Sensitivity of Volatilisation of DDT from the Ocean to Climate Parameters.