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Migration and Fate of Pollutants in Soils and Subsoils pp 111–139Cite as

Fate of Persistent Organic Compounds in Soil and Water

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The increasing contamination of the environment with organic chemicals necessitates a scientific appraisal of their environmental compatibility. In order to detect adverse effects as early as possible, evaluation parameters must be characterized to provide a primary indication of any environmental pollution resulting from the organic chemicals. Whether this is local or longterm global pollution or what is the consequence to the living environment from the application of the chemical concerned should be determined by an appropriate focussing of the data from these parameters. The parameters include the level of production, the area of application, the tendency to spread as well as the knowledge of the transformation of these chemicals under environmental conditions.

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  1. Health Institut für Ökologische Chemie, GSF — Research Center for Environment, Schulstraße 10, D-8050, Freising-Attaching, Germany

    M. Mansour

  2. Health Institut für Ökologische Chemie, GSF — Research Center for Environment, Ingolstädter Landstraße 1, D-8042, Neuherberg, Germany

    I. Scheunert

  3. Institut für Chemie, Technische Universität München, D-8050, Freising-Weihenstephan, Germany

    F. Korte

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  1. Istituto Ricerca Acque, National Research Council, 5, Via de Blasio, I-70123, Bari, Italy

    Domenico Petruzzelli

  2. Department Chemical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802-4400, USA

    Friedrich G. Helfferich

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Mansour, M., Scheunert, I., Korte, F. (1993). Fate of Persistent Organic Compounds in Soil and Water. In: Petruzzelli, D., Helfferich, F.G. (eds) Migration and Fate of Pollutants in Soils and Subsoils. NATO ASI Series, vol 32. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-77862-9_6

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