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- Numeric modelling of spatial and temporal distribution and aquatic pathways of selected persistent organic pollutants in the North Sea
- Description of the FANTOM model bringing together different disciplines of natural sciences
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Hamburg Studies on Maritime Affairs (HAMBURG, volume 7)
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are harmful to human health and to the environment. Their fate in the marine environment is not yet fully understood. An ocean model (FANTOM) has been developed to investigate the fate of selected POPs in the North Sea. The main focus of the model is on quantifying the distribution of POPs and their aquatic pathways. This is the first time that a spatially-resolved, measurement-based ocean transport model has been used to study POP-like substances, at least on the regional scale. The model was applied for the southern North Sea and tested by studying the behaviour of g-HCH, a-HCH and PCB 153 in sea water. This model study proves that transport models, such as FANTOM, are capable of reproducing realistic multi-year temporal and spatial trends of selected POPs and can be used to address further scientific questions.
Reviews
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"The findings represent the best scientific basis presently available for assessing and controlling the spreading and fate of organic pollutants in the North Sea. Such an approach provides a valuable aid for national and European marine environmental policymakers. Moreover, this approach can be applied to endangered shelf seas in other parts of the world." (International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, Vol. 87 (7), 2007)
Authors and Affiliations
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School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology Department of Oceanography, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, USA
Tatjana P. Ilyina
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Fate of Persistent Organic Pollutants in the North Sea
Book Subtitle: Multiple Year Model Simulations of g-HCH, a-HCH and PCB 153
Authors: Tatjana P. Ilyina
Series Title: Hamburg Studies on Maritime Affairs
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-68163-2
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2007
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-540-68162-5Published: 26 January 2007
eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-68163-2Published: 24 February 2007
Series ISSN: 1614-2462
Series E-ISSN: 1867-9587
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 132
Number of Illustrations: 32 b/w illustrations, 16 illustrations in colour
Topics: Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice, International Environmental Law, Monitoring/Environmental Analysis, Environmental Management, Ecotoxicology