PCDD/F and PCB multi-media ambient concentrations, congener patterns and occurrence in a Mediterranean coastal lagoon (Etang de Thau, France)
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| Date | 2008-11 | ||||||||
| Language | English | ||||||||
| Author(s) | Castro Jimenez Javier 1, Deviller Genevieve1, Ghiani A1, Loos R1, Mariani G1, Skejo H1, Umlauf G1, Wollgast J1, Laugier Thierry2, Heas Moisan K3, Leaute Frederique3, Munschy Catherine3, Tixier Celine3, Tronczynski Jacek3 |
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| Affiliation(s) | 1 : European Commiss DG, Joint Res Ctr, IES, I-21020 Ispra, VA, Italy. 2 : IFREMER, Lab Environm Resources, F-34203 Sete, France. 3 : IFREMER, Lab Biogeochem Organ Contaminants, F-44311 Nantes, France. |
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| Source | Environmental Pollution (0269-7491) (Elsevier), 2008-11 , Vol. 156 , N. 1 , P. 123-135 | ||||||||
| DOI | 10.1016/j.envpol.2007.12.019 | ||||||||
| WOS© Times Cited | 62 | ||||||||
| Keyword(s) | Water column, Mussel, Air Sediment, POPs | ||||||||
| Abstract | Ambient concentrations, congener patterns and multi-media distribution of PCDD/Fs and PCBs were determined in air, water, sediment and mussels in a semi-enclosed marine ecosystem (Thau lagoon, France). Sigma 2,3,7,8-PCDD/F and Sigma 7ICES PCB air concentrations (0.2-1.4 and 31-57 pg m(-3), respectively) were typical of rural areas. Concentrations in the water column were very low for PCDD/Fs (163-476 fg L-1) and low for PCBs (138-708 pg L-1). PCDD/F and PCB concentrations found in surface sediment (0.15-1.6 and 2.5-33 ng g(-1) d.w., respectively) and mussel (13-21 pg g(-1) d.w. and 10-39 ng g(-1) d.w., respectively) were medium levels. PCDD/F congener patterns observed in air, water particulate phase and sediments were similar suggesting direct coupling among these compartments and atmospheric inputs of PCDD/Fs into the lagoon. Conversely, for the same set of samples, similar patterns were not observed for PCBs in the mentioned compartments. (C) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. | ||||||||
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