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MICROCOUCHE SURFACE [2 records]

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Record 1 2020-05-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Water Pollution
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
CONT

The steep gradient of physicochemical properties across the atmosphere-water boundary concentrates a high amount of organic material in the SML, which attracts a variety of organisms of different sizes. Due to its unique physicochemical properties and position between the ocean and the atmosphere, the SML acts as both a sink and a source for many pollutants, including flame retardants, pesticides, antifouling agents, heavy metals, and petroleum and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH).

Key term(s)
  • sea surface micro-layer
  • surface micro-layer
  • micro-layer

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pollution de l'eau
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

Mince film de matière organique déposé à la surface de la mer.

CONT

Au cours des échanges entre l'atmosphère et l'hydrosphère, de nombreux polluants chimiques d'origine anthropique s'accumulent dans la microcouche superficielle : des insecticides organochlorés tels que les polychlorobiphényles (PCB), le dichlorodiphényltrichloroéthane (DDT), le lidane, des composés organostanniques toxiques inclus dans les peintures antifouling (tributylétains, TBT), des hydrocarbures aromatiques polycycliques (HAP) principalement d'origine pyrolytique, des hydrocarbures pétroliers et des éléments métalliques [...]

Key term(s)
  • micro-couche de surface
  • micro-couche superficielle
  • micro-couche

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Contaminación del agua
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
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Record 2 2003-09-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Hydrology and Hydrography

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités internacionales
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
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