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In this study the role of the ocean in global cycling of persistent organic contaminant was examined. The long-term simulation of DDT showed that the ocean only partly acts as a final sink of semivolatile organic pollutants (SOCs), which are highly persistent in the ocean. Its capacity to permanently store these pollutants is highly spatially variable. In the warm tropical oceans volatilisation forms a major part of the cycling.
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Stemmler, I. (2010). Conclusions and outlook. In: The Role of the Ocean in Global Cycling of Persistent Organic Contaminants. Hamburg Studies on Maritime Affairs, vol 18. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-05009-1_4
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