“…LRAT is described as a temperaturedriven air-surface exchange controlled by a global fractionation process (Wania & Mackay, 1995, 1996Ockenden et al, 2003). Subsequent condensation and possible accumulation in Arctic areas is by far the most accepted explanation for the high levels of PCB found in samples of biota such as liver, blood, and brain of wildlife animals on Svalbard, including polar bears (Lie et al, 2003;Braathen et al, 2004;Dietz et al, 2004;Verreault et al, 2005;Ropstad et al, 2006;Sonne et al, 2007), seals (Wolkers et al, 2004), fish (Jorgensen et al, 2006), and birds (Henriksen et al, 1998;Krokje et al, 2006;Knudsen et al, 2007;Murvoll et al, 2007;Verreault et al, 2007). Hop et al (2001) used macrobenthos near urban settlements in Svalbard to study the contribution of local input of PCB to the marine environments.…”