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Reconstruction of historical trends of PCDD/Fs and PCBs in the Venice Lagoon, Italy.

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Reconstruction of historical trends of PCDD/Fs and PCBs in the Venice Lagoon, Italy. / Dalla Valle, Matteo; Marcomini, Antonio; Jones, Kevin C. et al.
In: Environment International, Vol. 31, 09.2005, p. 1047-1052.

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Dalla Valle, M, Marcomini, A, Jones, KC & Sweetman, AJ 2005, 'Reconstruction of historical trends of PCDD/Fs and PCBs in the Venice Lagoon, Italy.', Environment International, vol. 31, pp. 1047-1052. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2005.05.015

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Dalla Valle, M., Marcomini, A., Jones, K. C., & Sweetman, A. J. (2005). Reconstruction of historical trends of PCDD/Fs and PCBs in the Venice Lagoon, Italy. Environment International, 31, 1047-1052. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2005.05.015

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Dalla Valle M, Marcomini A, Jones KC, Sweetman AJ. Reconstruction of historical trends of PCDD/Fs and PCBs in the Venice Lagoon, Italy. Environment International. 2005 Sept;31:1047-1052. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2005.05.015

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Dalla Valle, Matteo ; Marcomini, Antonio ; Jones, Kevin C. et al. / Reconstruction of historical trends of PCDD/Fs and PCBs in the Venice Lagoon, Italy. In: Environment International. 2005 ; Vol. 31. pp. 1047-1052.

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title = "Reconstruction of historical trends of PCDD/Fs and PCBs in the Venice Lagoon, Italy.",
abstract = "Historical trends of PCDD/Fs and PCBs from the year 1900 have been reconstructed for the Venice Lagoon area by using a fugacity-based dynamic multimedia model. A novel approach to estimate the inputs to the system was applied. Emissions to the lagoon were estimated by studying dated sediment cores taken from salt marshes located in the lagoon area. These cores have recently proven to be a suitable tool to reconstruct the temporal trends of atmospheric deposition of POPs. According to the model, concentrations of PCBs and PCDD/Fs in air and water reflect the trends of their production and usage, peaking during the 1960s. The peaks in the sediment were delayed by 5–40 years depending on the congener. Predicted concentrations are in good agreement with experimental results. The most important input parameters, identified by a sensitivity analysis, are the degradation constants, Kow, the Henry's law constant, vapour pressure, active sediment depth, sediment resuspension, and deposition rates, and water residence time in the lagoon.",
keywords = "Venice Lagoon, PCDD/Fs, PCBs, Model, Trend",
author = "{Dalla Valle}, Matteo and Antonio Marcomini and Jones, {Kevin C.} and Sweetman, {Andy J.}",
year = "2005",
month = sep,
doi = "10.1016/j.envint.2005.05.015",
language = "English",
volume = "31",
pages = "1047--1052",
journal = "Environment International",
issn = "0160-4120",
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TY - JOUR

T1 - Reconstruction of historical trends of PCDD/Fs and PCBs in the Venice Lagoon, Italy.

AU - Dalla Valle, Matteo

AU - Marcomini, Antonio

AU - Jones, Kevin C.

AU - Sweetman, Andy J.

PY - 2005/9

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N2 - Historical trends of PCDD/Fs and PCBs from the year 1900 have been reconstructed for the Venice Lagoon area by using a fugacity-based dynamic multimedia model. A novel approach to estimate the inputs to the system was applied. Emissions to the lagoon were estimated by studying dated sediment cores taken from salt marshes located in the lagoon area. These cores have recently proven to be a suitable tool to reconstruct the temporal trends of atmospheric deposition of POPs. According to the model, concentrations of PCBs and PCDD/Fs in air and water reflect the trends of their production and usage, peaking during the 1960s. The peaks in the sediment were delayed by 5–40 years depending on the congener. Predicted concentrations are in good agreement with experimental results. The most important input parameters, identified by a sensitivity analysis, are the degradation constants, Kow, the Henry's law constant, vapour pressure, active sediment depth, sediment resuspension, and deposition rates, and water residence time in the lagoon.

AB - Historical trends of PCDD/Fs and PCBs from the year 1900 have been reconstructed for the Venice Lagoon area by using a fugacity-based dynamic multimedia model. A novel approach to estimate the inputs to the system was applied. Emissions to the lagoon were estimated by studying dated sediment cores taken from salt marshes located in the lagoon area. These cores have recently proven to be a suitable tool to reconstruct the temporal trends of atmospheric deposition of POPs. According to the model, concentrations of PCBs and PCDD/Fs in air and water reflect the trends of their production and usage, peaking during the 1960s. The peaks in the sediment were delayed by 5–40 years depending on the congener. Predicted concentrations are in good agreement with experimental results. The most important input parameters, identified by a sensitivity analysis, are the degradation constants, Kow, the Henry's law constant, vapour pressure, active sediment depth, sediment resuspension, and deposition rates, and water residence time in the lagoon.

KW - Venice Lagoon

KW - PCDD/Fs

KW - PCBs

KW - Model

KW - Trend

U2 - 10.1016/j.envint.2005.05.015

DO - 10.1016/j.envint.2005.05.015

M3 - Journal article

VL - 31

SP - 1047

EP - 1052

JO - Environment International

JF - Environment International

SN - 0160-4120

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