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TERRESTRIAL PERMAFROST AREAS: THE STATE OF KNOWLEDGE ON TRANSPORT, FATE AND DEGRADATION OF HALOGENATED ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
Ask, A. and H. Routti.
Norwegian Polar Institute (NPI), Kortrapport/Brief Report no. 043, 23 pp, 2017

Halogenated organic contaminants, such as organochlorinated pesticides, PCBs, brominated flame retardants, and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are the focus of this report. Literature on sources, fate, and degradation of these contaminants in Arctic permafrost areas is summarized. http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2434509



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