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Anthropogenic Marker

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Organic Pollutants in the Geosphere

Part of the book series: Fundamentals in Organic Geochemistry ((FOCG))

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Organic contaminants obtain scientific attention not only due to harmful effects but also because of their indicative properties. Indicative are the molecular structures with high emission source specifity. Anthropogenic marker can be used to trace the anthropogenic impact on ecosystems in time and space.

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  1. RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

    Jan Schwarzbauer

  2. University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia

    Branimir Jovančićević

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  2. Branimir Jovančićević
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Schwarzbauer, J., Jovančićević, B. (2018). Anthropogenic Marker. In: Organic Pollutants in the Geosphere. Fundamentals in Organic Geochemistry. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-68938-8_5

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