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Persistent organic pollutants in the Tibetan surface soil: spatial distribution, air–soil exchange and implications for global cycling

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Persistent organic pollutants in the Tibetan surface soil: spatial distribution, air–soil exchange and implications for global cycling. / Wang, Xiao-ping; Sheng, Jiu-jiang; Gong, Ping et al.
In: Environmental Pollution, Vol. 170, 11.2012, p. 145-151.

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Wang, X, Sheng, J, Gong, P, Xue, Y, Yao, T & Jones, KC 2012, 'Persistent organic pollutants in the Tibetan surface soil: spatial distribution, air–soil exchange and implications for global cycling', Environmental Pollution, vol. 170, pp. 145-151. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2012.06.012

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Wang, X., Sheng, J., Gong, P., Xue, Y., Yao, T., & Jones, K. C. (2012). Persistent organic pollutants in the Tibetan surface soil: spatial distribution, air–soil exchange and implications for global cycling. Environmental Pollution, 170, 145-151. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2012.06.012

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Wang X, Sheng J, Gong P, Xue Y, Yao T, Jones KC. Persistent organic pollutants in the Tibetan surface soil: spatial distribution, air–soil exchange and implications for global cycling. Environmental Pollution. 2012 Nov;170:145-151. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2012.06.012

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Wang, Xiao-ping ; Sheng, Jiu-jiang ; Gong, Ping et al. / Persistent organic pollutants in the Tibetan surface soil : spatial distribution, air–soil exchange and implications for global cycling. In: Environmental Pollution. 2012 ; Vol. 170. pp. 145-151.

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title = "Persistent organic pollutants in the Tibetan surface soil: spatial distribution, air–soil exchange and implications for global cycling",
abstract = "There are limited data on persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in the soils of the Tibetan Plateau. This paper presents data from a survey of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in 40 background surface (0–5 cm) soils of the Tibetan Plateau. Soil concentrations (pg/g, dw) ranged as follows: DDTs, 13-7700; HCHs, 64-847; HCB, 24-564; sum of 15 PCBs, 75-1021; and sum of 9 PBDEs, below detection limit −27. Soil DDT, HCB, PCB and PBDE concentrations were strongly influenced by soil organic carbon content. HCH concentrations were clearly associated with the proximity to source regions in south Asia. The air–soil equilibrium status of POPs suggested the Tibetan soils may be partial “secondary sources” of HCB, low molecular weight PCBs and HCHs and will likely continue to be “sinks” for the less volatile DDE and DDT.",
keywords = "Tibetan Plateau, Air–soil exchange , Persistent organic pollutants",
author = "Xiao-ping Wang and Jiu-jiang Sheng and Ping Gong and Yong-gang Xue and Tan-dong Yao and Jones, {Kevin C.}",
year = "2012",
month = nov,
doi = "10.1016/j.envpol.2012.06.012",
language = "English",
volume = "170",
pages = "145--151",
journal = "Environmental Pollution",
issn = "0269-7491",
publisher = "Elsevier Ltd",

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RIS

TY - JOUR

T1 - Persistent organic pollutants in the Tibetan surface soil

T2 - spatial distribution, air–soil exchange and implications for global cycling

AU - Wang, Xiao-ping

AU - Sheng, Jiu-jiang

AU - Gong, Ping

AU - Xue, Yong-gang

AU - Yao, Tan-dong

AU - Jones, Kevin C.

PY - 2012/11

Y1 - 2012/11

N2 - There are limited data on persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in the soils of the Tibetan Plateau. This paper presents data from a survey of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in 40 background surface (0–5 cm) soils of the Tibetan Plateau. Soil concentrations (pg/g, dw) ranged as follows: DDTs, 13-7700; HCHs, 64-847; HCB, 24-564; sum of 15 PCBs, 75-1021; and sum of 9 PBDEs, below detection limit −27. Soil DDT, HCB, PCB and PBDE concentrations were strongly influenced by soil organic carbon content. HCH concentrations were clearly associated with the proximity to source regions in south Asia. The air–soil equilibrium status of POPs suggested the Tibetan soils may be partial “secondary sources” of HCB, low molecular weight PCBs and HCHs and will likely continue to be “sinks” for the less volatile DDE and DDT.

AB - There are limited data on persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in the soils of the Tibetan Plateau. This paper presents data from a survey of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in 40 background surface (0–5 cm) soils of the Tibetan Plateau. Soil concentrations (pg/g, dw) ranged as follows: DDTs, 13-7700; HCHs, 64-847; HCB, 24-564; sum of 15 PCBs, 75-1021; and sum of 9 PBDEs, below detection limit −27. Soil DDT, HCB, PCB and PBDE concentrations were strongly influenced by soil organic carbon content. HCH concentrations were clearly associated with the proximity to source regions in south Asia. The air–soil equilibrium status of POPs suggested the Tibetan soils may be partial “secondary sources” of HCB, low molecular weight PCBs and HCHs and will likely continue to be “sinks” for the less volatile DDE and DDT.

KW - Tibetan Plateau

KW - Air–soil exchange

KW - Persistent organic pollutants

U2 - 10.1016/j.envpol.2012.06.012

DO - 10.1016/j.envpol.2012.06.012

M3 - Journal article

VL - 170

SP - 145

EP - 151

JO - Environmental Pollution

JF - Environmental Pollution

SN - 0269-7491

ER -