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ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION POLLUTANTS [1 record]

Record 1 1989-03-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Pollution
OBS

See also "diffusion in the air", "dispersion in the air", "transfer of pollutants" and "transport of pollutants".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pollution de l'air
CONT

Circulation atmosphérique des polluants. Les mouvements atmosphériques jouent un rôle fondamental dans la répartition des agents polluants. [...] ce sont les courants ascendants et les vents qui dispersent les substances polluantes en altitude et en latitude et assurent ainsi leur circulation atmosphérique.

CONT

Les déplacements verticaux des masses d'air interviennent aussi de façon déterminante dans la circulation et la dispersion des polluants.

OBS

La circulation des polluants par l'intermédiaire des chaînes trophiques est le mieux connue.

Spanish

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