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1. Assessing Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-dioxins and Polychlorinated Dibenzofurans in Air across Latin American Countries Using Polyurethane Foam Disk Passive Air Samplers

Author:
Jasmin K. Schuster; Tom Harner; Gilberto Fillmann; Lutz Ahrens; Jorgelina C. Altamirano; Beatriz Aristizábal; Wanderley Bastos; Luisa Eugenia Castillo; Johana Cortés; Oscar Fentanes; Alexey Gusev; Maricruz Hernandez; Martı́n Villa Ibarra; Nerina B. Lana; Sum Chi Lee; Ana Patricia Martı́nez; Karina S. B. Miglioranza; Andrea Padilla Puerta; Federico Segovia; May Siu; Maria Yumiko Tominaga
Source:
Environmental science & technology 2015 v.49 no.6 pp. 3680-3686
ISSN:
1520-5851
Subject:
United Nations Environment Programme; air; emissions; foams; inventories; models; polychlorinated dibenzodioxins; polychlorinated dibenzofurans; polyurethanes; samplers; Argentina; Brazil; Caribbean; Costa Rica; Mexico
Abstract:
... A passive air sampling network has been established to investigate polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs) and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs) at Global Atmospheric Passive Sampling (GAPS) sites and six additional sites in the Group of Latin American and Caribbean Countries (GRULAC) region. The air sampling network covers background, agricultural, rural, and urban sites. Samples have been ...
DOI:
10.1021/es506071n

2. Atmospheric Concentrations of New Persistent Organic Pollutants and Emerging Chemicals of Concern in the Group of Latin America and Caribbean (GRULAC) Region

Author:
Cassandra Rauert; Tom Harner; Jasmin K. Schuster; Anita Eng; Gilberto Fillmann; Luisa Eugenia Castillo; Oscar Fentanes; Martín Villa Ibarra; Karina S. B. Miglioranza; Isabel Moreno Rivadeneira; Karla Pozo; Beatriz Helena Aristizábal Zuluaga
Source:
Environmental science & technology 2018 v.52 no.13 pp. 7240-7249
ISSN:
1520-5851
Subject:
air; esters; flame retardants; organophosphorus compounds; perfluoroalkyl acids; perfluorocarbons; persistent organic pollutants; pesticides; polybrominated diphenyl ethers; population density; siloxanes; sulfonates; Brazil; Caribbean; Colombia; Latin America
Abstract:
... A special initiative was run by the Global Atmospheric Passive Sampling (GAPS) Network to provide atmospheric data on a range of emerging chemicals of concern and candidate and new persistent organic pollutants in the Group of Latin America and Caribbean (GRULAC) region. Regional-scale data for a range of flame retardants (FRs) including polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), organophosphate este ...
DOI:
10.1021/acs.est.8b00995

3. The Amazon River: A Major Source of Organic Plastic Additives to the Tropical North Atlantic?

Author:
Natascha Schmidt; Vincent Fauvelle; Anouck Ody; Javier Castro-Jiménez; Julien Jouanno; Thomas Changeux; Thierry Thibaut; Richard Sempéré
Source:
Environmental science & technology 2019 v.53 no.13 pp. 7513-7521
ISSN:
1520-5851
Subject:
coasts; marine environment; organophosphorus compounds; river plume; surface water; technology; Amazon River; Atlantic Ocean; Brazil; Cabo Verde; Caribbean
Abstract:
... The release of emerging organic contaminants is identified among the most critical hazards to the marine environment, and plastic additives have received growing attention due to their worldwide distribution and potential deleterious effects. Here, we report dissolved surface water concentrations of two important families of plastic additives (organophosphate esters (OPEs) and bisphenols) and othe ...
DOI:
10.1021/acs.est.9b01585

4. Caribbean Lead and Mercury Pollution Archived in a Crater Lake

Author:
Colin A. Cooke; Jason H. Curtis; William F. Kenney; Paul Drevnick; Peter E. Siegel
Source:
Environmental science & technology 2022 v.56 no.3 pp. 1736-1742
ISSN:
1520-5851
Subject:
atmospheric deposition; ecosystems; lakes; land use and land cover maps; lead; mercury; organic matter; pollution; sediments; technology; watersheds; Caribbean; Grenada
Abstract:
... Lead and mercury have long histories of anthropogenic use and release to the environment extending into preindustrial times. Yet, the timing, magnitude, and persistence of preindustrial emissions remain enigmatic, especially for mercury. Here, we quantify tropical lead and mercury deposition over the past ∼3000 years using a well-dated sediment core from a small crater lake (Lake Antoine, Grenada) ...
DOI:
10.1021/acs.est.1c06791