Persistence revisited

We are happy and proud to announce that our book ‘Atmospheric Degradation of Organic Substances — Data for Persistence and Long-range Transport’ (see pp. 143–144) has recently been published by Wiley-VCH 1]. It contains a critical compilation of photo degradation rate constants and quantum efficiencies relevant for calculating the atmospheric persistence of volatile and a few semi-volatile organic compounds. In addition to the data of nearly 1100 substances, the importance of persistence in air and long-range transport potential is presented in two chapters from the point of view of chemicals legislation and of atmospheric photochemistry.