Persistent Organic Pollutants in the Great Lakes (The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry (5 / 5N))

The environment around the Laurentian Great Lakes region has been adversely affected by agricultural runoff, urban waste, industrial discharge, landfill leachate, and atmospheric deposition. Although there have been some improvements over the last 20 years, persistent toxic organic pollutants are now a serious problem. This book brings together what is known about the major classes of these pollutants in the Great Lakes. Each chapter reviews our knowledge of the extent of contamination of the various parts of the Great Lakes ecosystem (air, water, sediment, fishes, birds, etc.), what is known about the trends over time of this contamination, and knowledge about the mechanisms by which these pollutants are mobilized in the lakes. Detailed information is presented on polychlorinated biphenyls, polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans, pesticides, toxaphene, polychlorinated naphthalenes, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, brominated flame retardants, and perfluoroalkyl acids. These reviews make this volume an invaluable resource for all those involved in environmental research, measurements, and decision making. This volume describes the state-of-the-art advances regarding antifouling paint biocides and provides thorough evaluation of research and information on major topics such as occurrence and levels, environmental fate, analytical techniques and methods for the monitoring and control, environmental modeling, ecotoxicological effects and risk assessment placing emphasis on the knowledge acquired over the last 10 years. The contamination of the aquatic environment by antifouling compounds has been a topic of increasing importance during the last few years. The major classes of antifouling active biocides are discussed including the old-fashioned organotin compounds, the modern organic booster biocides and the promising naturally occurring antifoulant products. Therefore, the reader will get a balanced view of this developing field. Chapters were written by leading experts in their field who critically surveyed all the major areas of progress. This volume is an important resource and can constitute a good grounding in the field of antifouling paint biocides "The environment around the Laurentian Great Lakes region has been adversely affected by agricultural runoff, urban waste, industrial discharge, landfill leachate, and atmospheric deposition. Although there have been some improvements over the last 20 years, persistent toxic organic pollutants are now a serious problem. This book brings together what is known about the major classes of these pollutants in the Great Lakes. These reviews make this volume an invaluable resource for all those involved in environmental research, measurements, and decision making."--BOOK JACKET Persistent Organic Pollutants in the Great Lakes: An Overview....Pages 1-12 Polychlorinated Biphenyls in the Great Lakes....Pages 13-70 Polychlorinated Dibenzo- p -dioxins and Dibenzofurans in the Great Lakes....Pages 71-150 Pesticides in the Great Lakes....Pages 151-199 Toxaphene in the Great Lakes....Pages 201-265 Polychlorinated Naphthalenes in the Great Lakes....Pages 267-306 Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in the Great Lakes....Pages 307-353 Brominated Flame Retardants in the Great Lakes....Pages 355-390 Perfluorinated Compounds in the Great Lakes....Pages 391-438 a.pdf 1 b.pdf 17 c.pdf 29 d.pdf 87 e.pdf 167 f.pdf 216 g.pdf 281 h.pdf 321 i.pdf 368 j.pdf 404 k.pdf 452