Ecological and hygienic assessment of the consequences of the pollution with persistent organic compounds of an industrial town (by the example of Usol’e-Sibirskoe): I. Atmospheric air, snow, and soil

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Data on PCB and OCP distributions in atmospheric air, snow cover, and soil in Usol’e-Sibirskoe and its suburbs are presented. It is shown PCBs and OCPs are continuing to accumulate in soil as a result of their volatilization from polluted soil at the industrial area, atmospheric transport, and deposition on adjacent territories.