Persistent organic pollutants in soils and sediments from James Ross Island

KLÁNOVÁ, Jana, Nina MATYKIEWICZOVÁ, Zdeněk MÁČKA, Pavel PROŠEK, Kamil LÁSKA and Petr KLÁN. Persistent organic pollutants in soils and sediments from James Ross Island. Environmental Pollution. UK: Elsevier, 2008, vol. 152, No 2, p. 416-423, 7 pp. ISSN 0269-7491.

Basic information

• Original name: Persistent organic pollutants in soils and sediments from James Ross Island
• Name in Czech: Perzistentní organické polutanty v půdách a sedimetech ostrova Jamese Rosse
• Authors: KLÁNOVÁ, Jana (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Nina MATYKIEWICZOVÁ (203 Czech Republic), Zdeněk MÁČKA (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Pavel PROŠEK (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Kamil LÁSKA (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Petr KLÁN (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution).
• Edition: Environmental Pollution, UK, Elsevier, 2008, 0269-7491.

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Article in a journal
• Field of Study: 10511 Environmental sciences
• Country of publisher: Netherlands
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• Impact factor: Impact factor: 3.135
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14310/08:00025731
• Organization unit: Faculty of Science
• UT WoS: 000254968200019
• Keywords in English: James Ross Island; Antarctica; Soil; Sediment; Persistent organic pollutants; POPs; PCBs; OCPs; PAHs; Long range transport; Passive air sampler.
• Tags: Antarctica, James Ross Island, long range transport, OCPs, PaHs, Passive air sampler., PCBs, Persistent organic pollutants, POPs, sediment, soil
• Tags: International impact, Reviewed

Abstract

Soil and sediment samples from the James Ross Island, Antarctica were analyzed for their PCB, OCP and PAH contents. Soil concentrations ranged between 0.51 and 1.82 ng g-1 for the sum of 7 indicator PCB congeners, between 0.49 and 1.34 ng/g for HCH congeners, between 0.51 and 3.68 ng/g for the sum of p,p-DDT, DDE, and DDD, and between 34.9 and 171 ng/g for the sum of 16 EPA PAHs. Sediment levels from 0.32 to 0.83 ng/g were found for PCBs, from 0.14 to 0.76 ng/g for HCHs, from 0.19 to 1.15 ng/g for DDTs, from 0.95 to 4 ng/g for HCB, from 0.21 to 1.08 ng/g for PeCB, and from 1.4 to 205 ng/g for PAHs. A prevalence of low-mass polyaromatic hydrocarbons, less chlorinated congeners of polychlorinated biphenyls, and more volatile chemicals as hexachlorobenzene indicate that the long range atmospheric transport from populated areas of Africa, South America, and Australia is the most probable source of contamination of the solid environmental matrices in the James Ross Island. To confirm the atmospheric origin of the soil and sediment contamination, the samples of the ambient air were collected using passive air samplers.

Abstract (in Czech)

Soil and sediment samples from the James Ross Island, Antarctica were analyzed for their PCB, OCP and PAH contents. Soil concentrations ranged between 0.51 and 1.82 ng g-1 for the sum of 7 indicator PCB congeners, between 0.49 and 1.34 ng/g for HCH congeners, between 0.51 and 3.68 ng/g for the sum of p,p-DDT, DDE, and DDD, and between 34.9 and 171 ng/g for the sum of 16 EPA PAHs. Sediment levels from 0.32 to 0.83 ng/g were found for PCBs, from 0.14 to 0.76 ng/g for HCHs, from 0.19 to 1.15 ng/g for DDTs, from 0.95 to 4 ng/g for HCB, from 0.21 to 1.08 ng/g for PeCB, and from 1.4 to 205 ng/g for PAHs. A prevalence of low-mass polyaromatic hydrocarbons, less chlorinated congeners of polychlorinated biphenyls, and more volatile chemicals as hexachlorobenzene indicate that the long range atmospheric transport from populated areas of Africa, South America, and Australia is the most probable source of contamination of the solid environmental matrices in the James Ross Island. To confirm the atmospheric origin of the soil and sediment contamination, the samples of the ambient air were collected using passive air samplers.

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• MSM0021622412, plan (intention): Name: Interakce mezi chemickými látkami, prostředím a biologickými systémy a jejich důsledky na globální, regionální a lokální úrovni (INCHEMBIOL) (Acronym: INCHEMBIOL)

Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR, Interactions among the chemicals, environment and biological systems and their consequences on the global, regional and local scales (INCHEMBIOL)

• SB/660/01/03, research and development project: Name: Geologický výzkum Antarktidy

Investor: Ministry of the Environment of the CR, Geological Research of Antarctica