Articles | Volume 16, issue 10
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-6381-2016
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-6381-2016
Research article
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25 May 2016
Research article |  | 25 May 2016

Bidirectional air–sea exchange and accumulation of POPs (PAHs, PCBs, OCPs and PBDEs) in the nocturnal marine boundary layer

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As a consequence of long-range transported pollution air–sea exchange can become a major source of anthropogenic organic pollutants. Fluxes were studied at a remote coastal site in the Mediterranean, based on gradient measurements in air, measurements in surface seawater and eddy covariance. Night-time maxima in air are explained by volatilisation from the sea surface. Fluctuation of the direction of air–sea exchange indicate that long-term observations are needed.
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