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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-16081-2018
© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
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Research article
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08 Nov 2018
Research article |
| 08 Nov 2018
| 08 Nov 2018
Drivers of atmospheric deposition of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons at European high-altitude sites
Lourdes Arellano
Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research
(IDÆA-CSIC), Jordi Girona 18, 08034 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Pilar Fernández
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research
(IDÆA-CSIC), Jordi Girona 18, 08034 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Barend L. van Drooge
Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research
(IDÆA-CSIC), Jordi Girona 18, 08034 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Neil L. Rose
Environmental Change Research Centre, University College London,
Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, UK
Ulrike Nickus
Department of Atmospheric and Cryospheric Sciences, University of
Innsbruck, Innrain 52, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Hansjoerg Thies
Institute of Interdisciplinary Mountain Research, Austrian Academy
of Sciences, Technikerstrasse 21a, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Evzen Stuchlík
Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Science, Institute of
Hydrobiology, Na Sadkach 7, 37005 Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic
Lluís Camarero
Centre for Advanced Studies of Blanes (CEAB-CSIC), Accés a la
Cala St. Francesc 14, 17300 Blanes, Catalonia, Spain
Jordi Catalan
Centre for Ecological Research and Forestry Applications (CREAF),
Campus UAB, Edifici C, 08193 Cerdanyola, Catalonia, Spain
Joan O. Grimalt
Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research
(IDÆA-CSIC), Jordi Girona 18, 08034 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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Short summary
Mountain areas are key for studying the impact of diffuse pollution due to human activities on the continental areas. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), human carcinogens with increased levels since the 1950s, are significant constituents of this pollution. We determined PAHs in monthly atmospheric deposition collected in European high mountain areas. The number of sites, period of study and sampling frequency provide the most comprehensive description of PAH fallout at remote sites.
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