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Evidence of naturally produced and man-made organohalogens in water and sediments

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Book cover Naturally-Produced Organohalogens

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Abstract

Halogenated organic compounds have caused more public concern than any other group of organic pollutants. Compounds like DDT, PCBs and chlorinated dioxins have become symbols of global environmental pollution, and scientific investigations of specific organohalogens have shown that many of them are toxic, persistent and subject to bioaccumulation in food chains. However, the public’s attitude towards organohalogens is also due to a widespread belief that organohalogens as a group are unnatural substances. Even though more than 1500 natural organochlorine compounds have been identified and several reviews of this subject have been published (Neidleman & Geigert, 1986; Gribble, 1992; Faulkner, 1993; Gribble, 1994) it is often stated that very few organohalogens are naturally produced or that natural production plays a small role in the total turnover of organohalogens in the environment (e.g. New Encyclopædia Britannica, 1992).

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Grimvall, A. (1995). Evidence of naturally produced and man-made organohalogens in water and sediments. In: Grimvall, A., de Leer, E.W.B. (eds) Naturally-Produced Organohalogens. Environment & Chemistry, vol 1. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0061-8_1

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