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Atmospheric deposition of polybromodiphenyl ethers in remote mountain regions of Europe
L. Arellano
Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDǼA-CSIC), Jordi Girona 18, 08034 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
P. Fernández
Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDǼA-CSIC), Jordi Girona 18, 08034 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
J. F. López
Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDǼA-CSIC), Jordi Girona 18, 08034 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
N. L. Rose
Environmental Change Research Centre, University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, UK
U. Nickus
Institute of Meteorology and Geophysics, University of Innsbruck, Innrain 52, Innsbruck, Austria
H. Thies
Institute of Zoology and Limnology, University of Innsbruck, Technikerstrasse 25, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
E. Stuchlik
Hydrobiological Station, Institute for Environmental Studies, Charles University in Prague, P.O. Box 47, 388 01 Blatna, Czech Republic
L. Camarero
Centre for Advanced Studies of Blanes (CEAB-CSIC), Accés a la Cala St. Francesc 14, 17300 Blanes, Catalonia, Spain
J. Catalan
Centre for Ecological Research and Forestry Applications (CREAF), Campus UAB, Edifici C, 08193 Cerdanyola, Catalonia, Spain
J. O. Grimalt
Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDǼA-CSIC), Jordi Girona 18, 08034 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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