Date of Completion
Spring 6-14-2013
Thesis Advisor(s)
Penny Vlahos
Honors Major
Environmental Science
Disciplines
Environmental Health and Protection | Environmental Monitoring | Other Environmental Sciences
Abstract
Using data derived from one site in the global atmospheric passive sampling (GAPS) network, seasonal and inter-annual trends in concentrations for target pollutants were evaluated. Chemical physical properties such as Henry’s Law constant and the octanol-air partition co-efficient (Koa) were poor indicators of seasonality, but certain weather factors such as temperature and precipitation gave good correlations with contaminant concentration variability. Localized studies such as these will help add finer resolution to the study of global transport of persistent organic pollutants.
Recommended Citation
Rothermich, Lauren, "Seasonal and Inter-Annual Atmospheric Trends of Persistent Organic Pollutants in Groton, CT" (2013). Honors Scholar Theses. 395.
https://digitalcommons.lib.uconn.edu/srhonors_theses/395