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Atmospheric transport, cycling and dynamics of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) from source regions to remote oceanic areas: occurrence, fate and impact of atmospheric pollutants on environmental and human health

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Atmospheric transport, cycling and dynamics of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) from source regions to remote oceanic areas: occurrence, fate and impact of atmospheric pollutants on environmental and human health. / Gioia, Rosalinda; Dachs, Jordi; Nizzetto, Luca et al.
Occurrence, Fate and Impact of Atmospheric Pollutants on Environmental and Human Health. ed. / Laura L. McConnell; Jordi Dachs; Cathleen J. Hapeman. Vol. 1149 American Chemical Society, 2013. p. 3-18 (ACS Symposium Series; Vol. 1149).

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Gioia, R, Dachs, J, Nizzetto, L, Lohmann, R & Jones, KC 2013, Atmospheric transport, cycling and dynamics of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) from source regions to remote oceanic areas: occurrence, fate and impact of atmospheric pollutants on environmental and human health. in LL McConnell, J Dachs & CJ Hapeman (eds), Occurrence, Fate and Impact of Atmospheric Pollutants on Environmental and Human Health. vol. 1149, ACS Symposium Series, vol. 1149, American Chemical Society, pp. 3-18. https://doi.org/10.1021/bk-2013-1149.ch001

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Gioia, R., Dachs, J., Nizzetto, L., Lohmann, R., & Jones, K. C. (2013). Atmospheric transport, cycling and dynamics of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) from source regions to remote oceanic areas: occurrence, fate and impact of atmospheric pollutants on environmental and human health. In L. L. McConnell, J. Dachs, & C. J. Hapeman (Eds.), Occurrence, Fate and Impact of Atmospheric Pollutants on Environmental and Human Health (Vol. 1149, pp. 3-18). (ACS Symposium Series; Vol. 1149). American Chemical Society. https://doi.org/10.1021/bk-2013-1149.ch001

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Gioia R, Dachs J, Nizzetto L, Lohmann R, Jones KC. Atmospheric transport, cycling and dynamics of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) from source regions to remote oceanic areas: occurrence, fate and impact of atmospheric pollutants on environmental and human health. In McConnell LL, Dachs J, Hapeman CJ, editors, Occurrence, Fate and Impact of Atmospheric Pollutants on Environmental and Human Health. Vol. 1149. American Chemical Society. 2013. p. 3-18. (ACS Symposium Series). doi: 10.1021/bk-2013-1149.ch001

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Gioia, Rosalinda ; Dachs, Jordi ; Nizzetto, Luca et al. / Atmospheric transport, cycling and dynamics of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) from source regions to remote oceanic areas : occurrence, fate and impact of atmospheric pollutants on environmental and human health. Occurrence, Fate and Impact of Atmospheric Pollutants on Environmental and Human Health. editor / Laura L. McConnell ; Jordi Dachs ; Cathleen J. Hapeman. Vol. 1149 American Chemical Society, 2013. pp. 3-18 (ACS Symposium Series).

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