Organochlorine pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls along
an east-to-west gradient in subtropical North Atlantic surface
water

J 2017

Organochlorine pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls along an east-to-west gradient in subtropical North Atlantic surface water

LAMMEL, Gerhard, Alejandro SPITZY, Ondřej AUDY, Sabine BECKMANN, Garry Paul CODLING et. al.

Basic information

Original name

Organochlorine pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls along an east-to-west gradient in subtropical North Atlantic surface water

Authors

LAMMEL, Gerhard (276 Germany, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Alejandro SPITZY (276 Germany), Ondřej AUDY (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Sabine BECKMANN (276 Germany), Garry Paul CODLING (826 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, belonging to the institution), Lisett KRETZSCHMANN (276 Germany), Petr KUKUČKA (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Irene STEMMLER (276 Germany)

Edition

Environmental Science and Pollution Research, HEIDELBERG, GERMANY, SPRINGER HEIDELBERG, 2017, 0944-1344

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

10511 Environmental sciences

Country of publisher

Germany

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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URL

Impact factor

Impact factor: 2.800

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14310/17:00100074

Organization unit

Faculty of Science

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11356-016-7429-z

UT WoS

000399399700014

Keywords in English

Ocean pollution; Persistent organic pollutants; Trace analytical chemistry; Environmental fate

Abstract

V originále

Despite the fact that most persistent toxic substances have hardly been primarily emitted for several decades, their concentrations are only slowly decreasing in the global oceans. Surface seawater samples were collected along a 38 degrees-24 degrees N/28 degrees-67 degrees W transect in the subtropical North Atlantic Ocean. While the concentration levels of hexachlorobenzene (2.1-6.1 pg L-1), dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT, up to 2.1 pg L-1) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB, 10.8-24.9 pg L-1) were in the same range as observed earlier in the North Atlantic, hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH, 90- 627 pg L-1) was found elevated, partly also relative to previous measurements in the same sea region. Hereby, the ratio alpha-HCH/gamma-HCH was very low, 0.09-0.13. Chlordane and endosulfan were found in the range < 3.0-11.1 and < 5.8-8.8 pg L-1 respectively. DDT metabolites, endrin and related pesticides were found below quantification limits. Spatial pollution patterns in surface seawaters seem to be determined by atmospheric and oceanic transport patterns, rather than by mixing and air-sea equilibrium. The comparison with global multicompartment chemistry-transport model predictions of surface seawater levels indicate underestimated degradation of PCBs and overestimated emissions of endosulfan.

Links

LO1214, research and development project

Name: Centrum pro výzkum toxických látek v prostředí (Acronym: RECETOX)

Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR

Citovat

LAMMEL, Gerhard, Alejandro SPITZY, Ondřej AUDY, Sabine BECKMANN, Garry Paul CODLING, Lisett KRETZSCHMANN, Petr KUKUČKA and Irene STEMMLER. Organochlorine pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls along an east-to-west gradient in subtropical North Atlantic surface water. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. HEIDELBERG, GERMANY: SPRINGER HEIDELBERG, 2017, vol. 24, No 12, p. 11045-11052. ISSN 0944-1344. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11356-016-7429-z.

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LAMMEL, Gerhard, Alejandro SPITZY, Ondřej AUDY, Sabine BECKMANN, Garry Paul CODLING, Lisett KRETZSCHMANN, Petr KUKUČKA and Irene STEMMLER. Organochlorine pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls along an east-to-west gradient in subtropical North Atlantic surface water. \textit{Environmental Science and Pollution Research}. HEIDELBERG, GERMANY: SPRINGER HEIDELBERG, 2017, vol.~24, No~12, p.~11045-11052. ISSN~0944-1344. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11356-016-7429-z.

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