Chemicals in the Environment (CITE)

Chemicals in the Environment

2.1 Types and Amounts Present. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.2 Distribution, Transport and Transformation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.3 Uptake by Biota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . 2.4 Fate in the Environment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

Long-range transport of organic chemicals in the environment.

The long-range transport (LRT) of organic chemicals in the environment is reviewed, with particular focus on the role of environmental fate and transport models and the relationship between model results and field data. Results from generic multimedia box models, spatially resolved multimedia box models, and atmospheric transport models are highlighted, including conceptual investigations of co...

UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME Chemicals Branch, DTIE

Effects of the Environment, Chemicals and Drugs on Thyroid Function

The sensitive and tightly regulated feedback control system, thyroid gland autoregulation, and the large intrathyroidal and extrathyroidal storage pools of thyroid hormone serve to provide a constant supply of thyroid hormone to peripheral tissues in the face of perturbations imposed by the external environment, chemicals and drugs, and a variety of diseases processes. The thyroid is subject to...

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