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Persistent organic pollutants in soils and sediments from James Ross Island, Antarctica.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Klánová, Jana Matykiewiczová, Nina Máčka, Zdeněk Prošek, Pavel Láska, Kamil Klán, Petr |
| Copyright Year | 2008 |
| Abstract | Soil and sediment samples from James Ross Island were analyzed for their PCB, OCP and PAH contents. Soil concentrations ranged between 0.51 and 1.82 ng g(-1) for seven indicator PCB congeners, between 0.49 and 1.34 ng g(-1) for HCH congeners, between 0.51 and 3.68 ng g(-1) for the sum of p,p'-DDT, DDE, and DDD, and between 34.9 and 171 ng g(-1) for the sum of 16 EPA PAHs. Sediment levels from 0.32 to 0.83 ng g(-1) were found for PCBs, from 0.14 to 0.76 ng g(-1) for HCHs, from 0.19 to 1.15 ng g(-1) for DDTs, and from 1.4 to 205 ng g(-1) for PAHs. A prevalence of low-mass PAHs, less chlorinated PCBs, and more volatile chemicals indicates that the long-range atmospheric transport from populated areas of Africa, South America, and Australia is the most probable contamination source for the solid matrices in James Ross Island. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.envpol.2007.06.026 |
| PubMed reference number | 17655988 |
| Journal | Medline |
| Volume Number | 152 |
| Issue Number | 2 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://chm.pops.int/Portals/0/docs/from_old_website/documents/meetings/poprc/submissions/AnnexF_2008/HCH/Czech/EP_2007_JRE.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2007.06.026 |
| Journal | Environmental pollution |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
