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Transport of air pollution to the Arctic is reviewed with emphasis on what has been measured. General atmospheric circulation patterns especially favor transport of pollution from European and Central Asian (“Eurasian”) sources in early winter and spring. Many anthropogenic pollutants such as aerosols, smog components, gaseous mercury and POPs are observed at that time in surprisingly high concentrations and current understanding of their origin is reviewed. Evidence for outflow of these pollutants from the Arctic to mid-latitude regions is also reviewed.
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Bottenheim, J.W., Dastoor, A., Gong, SL., Higuchi, K., Li, YF. (2004 ). Long Range Transport of Air Pollution to the Arctic. In: Stohl, A. (eds) Air Pollution. The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, vol 4G. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/b94522
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