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The deposition of atmospheric tetrachlorobenzene, pentachlorobenzene, hexachlorobenzene, α-HCH, γ-HCH, DDT, DDE and the PCB congeners 52, 101, 138, 153 and 180 to spruce needles (Picea abies) was estimated for a period of 9 months. Accumulation in spruce as a result of dry gaseous deposition, particle bound deposition and wet deposition was calculated on the basis of the corresponding deposition rates and the compounds’ concentrations in the different atmospheric compartments. The comparison of the calculated values with the concentrations of the compounds measured in 9-month-old spruce needles showed that for many compounds each deposition pathway could explain a large part of the concentrations found in the needles.
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Umlauf, G., McLachlan, M. Deposition of semivolatile organic compounds to spruce needles. Environ. Sci. & Pollut. Res. 1, 146–150 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02986937
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