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Determination of dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls in soil and moss from Fildes Peninsula, Antarctica.
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Chinese Science Bulletin . Apr2012, Vol. 57 Issue 9, p992-996. 5p. - Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- Dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are a class of toxic and persistent chemicals that are often found in the environment. The determination of dioxin-like PCBs in Fildes Peninsula, Antarctica, is reported in this paper. Dioxin-like PCBs were widely distributed in Antarctic soil and moss with concentration of 2.23-27.2 pg/g in soil and 10.4-812 pg/g in moss. The highest concentrations were found in the Ardley Island area and the lowest concentrations on the west coast. The contribution of PCB-118 to the ΣPCBs ranged from 36.0% to 69.6% in soil, and 17.2% to 43.4% in moss. The congener specific patterns in soil and moss were similar. Long-range atmospheric transport is thought to be the main source of PCBs detected on King George Island. The ΣPCBs toxic equivalent (TEQ) in soil was 0.400×10 to 516×10 pg (TEQ)/g with a mean value of 147×10 pg (TEQ)/g. PCB-126 had the largest contribution (81.1%) to the ΣPCBs TEQ in soil. The ΣPCBs TEQ in moss ranged from 2.90×10 to 1.19 pg/g with a mean value of 0.482 pg/g. PCB-126 was also the largest contributor (91.4%) to the ΣPCBs TEQ in moss. The mean TEQ in moss was about 40 times that in soil. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10016538
- Volume :
- 57
- Issue :
- 9
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Chinese Science Bulletin
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 72413815
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11434-011-4969-y