Abstract
AOX (adsorbable organohalogens) levels are routinely measured in the river Rhine for testing water quality. The total AOX load of the river Rhine can be explained only partly by point sources from (industrial) discharges, but the origin of diffusive sources still remain unclear. Calculations show that atmospheric deposition of anthropogenic low-molecular-weight organohalogens cannot be responsible for the rest of the AOX.
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Hoekstra, E.J., de Leer, E.W.B. (1993). Aox-Levels in The River Rhine: 50 Percent of Natural Origin!. In: Eijsackers, H.J.P., Hamers, T. (eds) Integrated Soil and Sediment Research: A Basis for Proper Protection. Soil & Environment, vol 1. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2008-1_19
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