Step changes in persistent organic pollutants over the Arctic and their implications

Zhao, Y.; Huang, T.; Wang, L.; Gao, H.; Ma, J.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-3479-2015

Articles | Volume 15, issue 6

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-3479-2015

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-3479-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 15, issue 6

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31 Mar 2015

Research article |

| 31 Mar 2015

Step changes in persistent organic pollutants over the Arctic and their implications

Y. Zhao, T. Huang, L. Wang, H. Gao, and J. Ma

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RC C282: 'comments', Anonymous Referee #2, 18 Feb 2015
- RC C760: 'accepted as is', Anonymous Referee #1, 13 Mar 2015
  - AC C806: 'Response to the comments from Anonymous Referee #1 on acp-2014-811', J. Ma, 16 Mar 2015
- AC C802: 'Response to the comments from Anonymous Referee #2 on acp-2014-811', J. Ma, 16 Mar 2015

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After several decades of declining persistent organic pollutants in the arctic environment due to their global use restriction, some of these toxic chemicals increased in the mid-2000s and undertook statistically significant step changes which coincided with arctic sea ice melting. Results provide statistical evidence for the releasing of toxic chemicals from their reservoirs in the Arctic due to the rapid change in the arctic environment.