高北极地区50年来 perfluoroalkyl 酸的记录:对全球和当地运输的影响

Daniel Persaud1, Alison S Criscitiello2, Christine Spencer3

  • 1Department of Chemistry, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada. youngcj@yorku.ca.

概括

北极地区的 perfluoroalkyl 酸 (PFAA) 正在增加,主要来自挥发性前体. 它们的运输涉及复杂的机制,如海洋气溶和矿物尘埃.

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