Project POPS: Monitoring Sources and Concentrations of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in Fiji's Abiotic Environment - Softcover

Lal, Vincent; Aalbersberg, William

 
9783838362663: Project POPS: Monitoring Sources and Concentrations of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in Fiji's Abiotic Environment
Softcover
ISBN 10: 3838362667 ISBN 13: 9783838362663
Verlag: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2010

Inhaltsangabe

Recently there has been a global concern on Persistent organic pollutants due to its negative effects on environment and human health. Despite this, very little scientific data exists from small island developing states (SIDs). Project POPS is about an investigation into a toxic cocktail of POPs chemicals that poses a threat to human population and our environment. This book looks specifically into chemicals that are present in Fiji's abiotic environment. A number of chemical culprits that are not produced in Fiji or the Pacific Region are identified by their concentration, toxicity and presence in various land-use areas where they reside. Monitoring POPs in Fiji's abiotic environment reveals possible illegal use of pesticides, unknown sources for dioxins and brominated compounds that are used as fire retardants or used in upholstery. Further, provides information regarding contamination by long range atmospheric transport. This book, therefore, provides an insight into POPs situation in SIDs. The findings should help shed some light on future monitoring of POPs in SIDs and is particularly useful to professionals in the scientific community.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Vincent V. Lal, MSc: Studied Environmental Chemistry at University of the South Pacific. Project Assistant at Institute of Applied Sciences., Suva, Fiji. This book is dedicated to his wife (Rupantri) and family (Binod, Mohini, Melvin and Shelvin).

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Verlag
LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
Erscheinungsdatum
2010
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
3838362667
ISBN 13 
9783838362663
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Anzahl der Seiten
160
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