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Science 29 September 1995:
Vol. 269. no. 5232, pp. 1851 - 1854
DOI: 10.1126/science.7569923
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Science, Vol 269, Issue 5232, 1851-1854
Copyright © 1995 by American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Global distribution of persistent organochlorine compounds

SL Simonich and RA Hites

School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University, Bloomington 47405, USA.

The global distribution of 22 potentially harmful organochlorine compounds was investigated in more than 200 tree bark samples from 90 sites worldwide. High concentrations of organochlorines were found not only in some developing countries but also in industrialized countries, which continue to be highly contaminated even though the use of many of these compounds is restricted. The distribution of relatively volatile organochlorine compounds (such as hexachlorobenzene) is dependent on latitude and demonstrates the global distillation effect, whereas less volatile organochlorine compounds (such as endosulfan) are not as effectively distilled and tend to remain in the region of use.


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