Abstract
The presence of halogenated organic compounds in groundwaters was long considered to be a proof of anthropogenic pollution. The widespread occurrence of chlorinated solvents was well established (e.g. Westrick, Mello and Thomas, 1984; Veenendaal, Beek and Puijker, 1986), and chlorophenols (e.g. Kenrick et al., 1985) and chlorinated pesticides (e.g. Spalding, Burback and Exner, 1989) had been found in groundwaters. Some of the most prevalent haloorganic contaminants in groundwaters not affected by point sources are listed in table 1. However, it is important to point out that this selection of compounds can be biased; with a few exceptions (e.g. Page, 1981; Kenrick et al., 1985; Veenendaal, Beek and van Puijker, 1986) groundwater monitoring of organic contaminants have been restricted to one or a few classes of contaminants. When point sources play an important role, the number of contaminants and their concentrations can be much larger.
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Grøn, C. (1995). AOX in groundwater. 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_4
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