Cycling pp'DDT and pp'DDE at a watershed scale: the case of Lago Maggiore (Italy)

A point source of DDT pollution of industrial origin, discovered in 1996 in Lago Maggiore, the second largest (212 km2) and deepest (373 m) lake in Italy, created concern for wildlife and human health because contamination in some fish species exceeded the threshold for human consumption, even thoug...

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Main Authors: Licia GUZZELLA, Alcide CALDERONI, Pietro VOLTA, Silvana GALASSI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2006-08-01
Series:Journal of Limnology
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Online Access:http://www.jlimnol.it/index.php/jlimnol/article/view/233