Essays about: "diklordifenyltrikloretan"

Found 2 essays containing the word diklordifenyltrikloretan.

1. 1. Probabilistic ecological risk assessment of secondary poisoning from DDT

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljövetenskaplig utbildning

   Author : Alice Rundegren; [2019]
   Keywords : probabilistisk riskbedömning; toppredatorer; DDT; diklordifenyltrikloretan; plantskola; skogsplantskola; artkänslighetsfördelning; bioackumulering; förorenad mark; indirekt exponering; Monte Carlo simulering; probabilistic risk assessment; plant nursery; species sensitivity distribution; polluted soil; indirect exposure; bioaccumulation; Monte Carlo simulation; dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Although prohibited since decades, dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) and its metabolites still remain in the soil and pose a threat to ecosystems, where especially birds are susceptible to toxic effects. In this thesis, a model developed in the 1990s was used and updated in order to estimate the risks of DDT to top predators at a forest-plant nursery site. READ MORE

3. 2. PCB, immunosuppression och ökad mortalitet hos marina däggdjur

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

   Author : Johanna Grundin; [2014]
   Keywords : PCB; polyklorerade bifenyler; immunsystemet; immunosuppression; marina däggdjur ; polychlorinated biphenyls; immune system; marine mammals;

   Abstract : Epizootier som drabbat marina däggdjur och lett till storskaliga dödsfall har uppmärksammats runt om i världen de senaste decennierna. Höga halter av persistenta miljökontaminanter såsom DDT (diklordifenyltrikloretan) och PCB (polyklorerade bifenyler) har uppmätts hos djur som drabbats. READ MORE