Abstract
Abstract Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) concentrations were measured every other week from July 1999 to February 2000 in the rural air of Ansung, Kyonggi-do in South Korea. The average contribution of PCB homologs were tri-(44.5%), tetra-(23.6%), penta-(21.6%), hexa-(3.6%), hepta-(5.5%) and deca-CB (1.6%) therefore identifying tri-CBs as the main component of PCB homologs. Endosulfan is the most prevalent OCP because of its continuous usage as a pesticide in South Korea. The correlation coefficient between OCPs and temperature was significantly high (p The Clausius–Clapeyron equation was applied to atmospheric total PCBs and OCPs (α-HCH and γ-HCH), relating partial pressure (ln P) to inverse temperature (1/T). The partial pressure of total PCBs and OCPs were all significantly correlated with inverse temperature (p
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