Projektnummer

0057871

Zusammenfassung

Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are recognized as a severe threat for the environment and human health due to their stability, bioaccumulative potential, and toxicity. Transboundary transport and remobilization of certain POPs via the atmosphere and the transnational Kur river system will be investigated for the Caucasian countries Georgia and Azerbaijan. By means of sophisticated chemical analytical methods and a sample screening of biotic and abiotic matrices combined with geographical information system, a spatial pattern of the degree of pollution with certain POPs across both...