The Role of the Ocean in Global Cycling of Persistent Organic Contaminants (eBook)

Foreword 6
Preface 7
Contents 8
Acronyms 10
Chapter 1 11
Introduction 11
1.1 Persistent organic contaminants 11
1.2 Global cycling of persistent organic contaminants 12
1.3 Modelling approaches 13
1.4 Objectives and outline of the thesis 14
1.5 Current state of the model 15
Chapter 2 19
Model development 19
2.1 Introduction 19
nements 20
2.2 Model re 20
2.3 Impact of the horizontal resolution on the representation of continental shelves 25
2.3.1 Introduction 25
2.3.2 Methodology 26
2.3.3 Results and discussion 27
2.3.4 Summary 28
2.4 Sensitivity of long-range transport of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane to marine organic matter 29
2.4.1 Introduction 29
2.4.2 Experimental setup 30
2.4.3 Results and discussion 31
2.4.4 Summary 40
2.5 Sensitivity of volatitilisation of DDT from the ocean to climate parameters 42
2.5.1 Introduction 42
2.5.2 Experimental setup 42
2.5.3 Results and discussion 43
2.5.4 Summary 47
Chapter 3 48
Model application 48
3.1 Environmental fate and distribution of DDT: Model simulation with transient historical applications 48
3.1.1 Introduction 48
3.1.2 Experimental setup 51
3.1.3 Results and discussion 52
3.1.4 Summary 63
uoroctanoic acid 64
3.2 Environmental fate and distribution of per 64
3.2.1 Introduction 64
3.2.2 Experimental setup 67
3.2.3 Results and discussion 68
3.2.4 Summary 73
Chapter 4 75
Conclusions and outlook 75
Appendix A 80
Impact of the horizontal resolution on the representation of continental shelves 80
Appendix B 81
Sensitivity of volatilisation of DDT from the ocean to climate parameters 81
Figures 83
References 97
Index 104