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Potential contamination of ship-board air samples by diffusive emissions of PCBs and other organic pollutants: implications and solutions.

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Potential contamination of ship-board air samples by diffusive emissions of PCBs and other organic pollutants: implications and solutions. / Lohmann, Rainer; Barber, Jonathan L.; Jaward, Foday M. et al.
In: Environmental Science and Technology, Vol. 38, No. 14, 15.07.2004, p. 3965-3970.

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Lohmann, R, Barber, JL, Jaward, FM, Durham, L, Ockenden, W, Jones, KC, Bruhn, R, Lakaschus, S, Dachs, J & Booij, K 2004, 'Potential contamination of ship-board air samples by diffusive emissions of PCBs and other organic pollutants: implications and solutions.', Environmental Science and Technology, vol. 38, no. 14, pp. 3965-3970. https://doi.org/10.1021/es035005l

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Lohmann, R., Barber, J. L., Jaward, F. M., Durham, L., Ockenden, W., Jones, K. C., Bruhn, R., Lakaschus, S., Dachs, J., & Booij, K. (2004). Potential contamination of ship-board air samples by diffusive emissions of PCBs and other organic pollutants: implications and solutions. Environmental Science and Technology, 38(14), 3965-3970. https://doi.org/10.1021/es035005l

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Lohmann R, Barber JL, Jaward FM, Durham L, Ockenden W, Jones KC et al. Potential contamination of ship-board air samples by diffusive emissions of PCBs and other organic pollutants: implications and solutions. Environmental Science and Technology. 2004 Jul 15;38(14):3965-3970. doi: 10.1021/es035005l

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Lohmann, Rainer ; Barber, Jonathan L. ; Jaward, Foday M. et al. / Potential contamination of ship-board air samples by diffusive emissions of PCBs and other organic pollutants: implications and solutions. In: Environmental Science and Technology. 2004 ; Vol. 38, No. 14. pp. 3965-3970.

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title = "Potential contamination of ship-board air samples by diffusive emissions of PCBs and other organic pollutants: implications and solutions.",
abstract = "Air samples were taken onboard the RRS Bransfield on an Atlantic cruise from the United Kingdom to Halley, Antarctica, from October to December 1998, with the aim of establishing PCB oceanic background air concentrations and assessing their latitudinal distribution. Great care was taken to minimize pre- and post-collection contamination of the samples, which was validated through stringent QA/QC procedures. However, there is evidence that onboard contamination of the air samples occurred, following insidious, diffusive emissions on the ship. Other data (for PCBs and other persistent organic pollutants (POPs)) and examples of shipboard contamination are presented. The implications of these findings for past and future studies of global POPs distribution are discussed. Recommendations are made to help critically appraise and minimize the problems of insidious/diffusive shipboard contamination.",
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AU - Durham, Louise

AU - Ockenden, Wendy

AU - Jones, Kevin C.

AU - Bruhn, Regina

AU - Lakaschus, Soenke

AU - Dachs, Jordi

AU - Booij, Kees

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