“…Numerous studies have been carried out following the work by Blais and co-workers, such as studies in the surface soil for PAHs [ 80 ], PCBs and OCPs [ 81 ], PCBs and selected OCPs [ 82 , 83 ], PCBs and PBDEs [ [84] , [85] , [86] ], and OCPs in the soil [ 55 , 73 , [87] , [88] , [89] ]. Five studies investigated PCBs in surface soils within the Qingzang Plateau, China [ 82 , [84] , [85] , [86] , 90 ]. In addition to the aforementioned findings, several studies have investigated the presence of various pollutants in different media.…”