PMID- 23452228
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20140325
LR  - 20181202
IS  - 1520-5851 (Electronic)
IS  - 0013-936X (Linking)
VI  - 47
IP  - 7
DP  - 2013 Apr 2
TI  - Monsoon-driven transport of organochlorine pesticides and polychlorinated 
      biphenyls to the Tibetan Plateau: three year atmospheric monitoring study.
PG  - 3199-208
LID - 10.1021/es305201s [doi]
AB  - Due to the influence of the Indian monsoon system, air mass transport in and to 
      the Tibetan Plateau shows obvious seasonality. In order to assess the responses 
      of atmospheric concentrations of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) to the 
      Indian Monsoon fluctuation patterns, a three year air monitoring program 
      (2008-2011) was conducted in an observation station close to the Yarlung Tsangpo 
      Grand Canyon, southeastern Tibetan Plateau. The air concentrations of 
      polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and hexachlorocyclohexanes (HCHs) are generally 
      comparable to those of other remote regions, whereas the concentrations of DDTs 
      are much higher than reported for the polar regions, the North American Rocky 
      Mountains, and the European Alps. The concentrations of DDTs and PCBs were 
      strongly linked to the cyclic patterns of the Indian monsoon, displaying higher 
      values in the monsoon season (May-September) and lower values in the nonmonsoon 
      season (November-March). A "bimodal" pattern was observed for alpha- and gamma-HCH, with 
      higher concentrations in spring and autumn and lower concentrations in the summer 
      (monsoon season). Rain scavenging in the monsoon season likely resulted in the 
      lower HCH concentrations in the atmosphere. This paper sheds lights on the role 
      the Indian monsoon plays on the atmospheric transport of POPs to the Tibetan 
      Plateau.
FAU - Sheng, Jiujiang
AU  - Sheng J
AD  - Key Laboratory of Tibetan Environment Changes and Land Surface Processes, 
      Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 
      100101, China.
FAU - Wang, Xiaoping
AU  - Wang X
FAU - Gong, Ping
AU  - Gong P
FAU - Joswiak, Daniel R
AU  - Joswiak DR
FAU - Tian, Lide
AU  - Tian L
FAU - Yao, Tandong
AU  - Yao T
FAU - Jones, Kevin C
AU  - Jones KC
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20130311
PL  - United States
TA  - Environ Sci Technol
JT  - Environmental science & technology
JID - 0213155
RN  - 0 (Air Pollutants)
RN  - 0 (Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated)
RN  - 0 (Pesticides)
RN  - 59NEE7PCAB (Hexachlorocyclohexane)
RN  - CIW5S16655 (DDT)
RN  - DFC2HB4I0K (Polychlorinated Biphenyls)
SB  - IM
MH  - Air Pollutants/analysis
MH  - Atmosphere/*chemistry
MH  - DDT/analysis
MH  - Environmental Monitoring/*methods
MH  - Geography
MH  - Hexachlorocyclohexane/analysis
MH  - Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated/*analysis
MH  - India
MH  - Models, Chemical
MH  - Pesticides/*analysis
MH  - Polychlorinated Biphenyls/*analysis
MH  - *Seasons
MH  - Tibet
MH  - *Transportation
MH  - Volatilization
EDAT- 2013/03/05 06:00
MHDA- 2014/03/26 06:00
CRDT- 2013/03/05 06:00
PHST- 2013/03/05 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2013/03/05 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2014/03/26 06:00 [medline]
AID - 10.1021/es305201s [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Environ Sci Technol. 2013 Apr 2;47(7):3199-208. doi: 10.1021/es305201s. Epub 2013 
      Mar 11.