PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS IN LITHUANIA: ASSESSMENT OF AIR AND SOIL CONTAMINATION

MLILUKAITE, A., Jana KLÁNOVÁ, Ivan HOLOUBEK, I. RIMSELYTE and K. KVIETKUS. PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS IN LITHUANIA: ASSESSMENT OF AIR AND SOIL CONTAMINATION. Lithuanian journal of physics. Vilnius: Lithuanian physical society, 2008, vol. 48, No 4, p. 357-366. ISSN 1392-1932.

Basic information

• Original name: PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS IN LITHUANIA: ASSESSMENT OF AIR AND SOIL CONTAMINATION
• Name in Czech: PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS IN LITHUANIA: ASSESSMENT OF AIR AND SOIL CONTAMINATION
• Authors: MLILUKAITE, A. (440 Lithuania), Jana KLÁNOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, guarantor), Ivan HOLOUBEK (203 Czech Republic), I. RIMSELYTE (440 Lithuania) and K. KVIETKUS (440 Lithuania).
• Edition: Lithuanian journal of physics, Vilnius, Lithuanian physical society, 2008, 1392-1932.

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Article in a journal
• Field of Study: 10511 Environmental sciences
• Country of publisher: Lithuania
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14310/08:00027892
• Organization unit: Faculty of Science
• UT WoS: 000262461600008
• Keywords (in Czech): PAHs; PCBs; HCHs; DDTs; concentration; passive samplers; atmospheric air; soil
• Keywords in English: PAHs; PCBs; HCHs; DDTs; concentration; passive samplers; atmospheric air; soil
• Tags: atmospheric air, concentration, DDTs, HCHs, PaHs, passive samplers, PCBs, soil
• Tags: International impact, Reviewed

Abstract

Persistent organic pollutants (POPS) such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polychlorbipllenyls (PCBs), and pesticides (hexachlorcyclohexanes (HCHs), dichlordipllenyltrichlormetilmetanes (DDTs)) were investigated in the atmospheric air and soil at 5 sites of Lithuania during March-August, 2006. POPS concentration at different sampling sites varied in the range of 6.39-127.8 ng m(-3), 0.017-0.440 ng m(-3), 0.088-0.310 ng m(-3), and 0.006-0.360 ng m(-3) in the atmospheric air and in the range of 29.5-529.3 ng g(-1), 0.6-24.0 ng g(-1), 0.4-1.1 ng g(-1), and 0.3-7.7 ng g(-1) in soil for PAHs, PCBs, HCHs, and DDTs, respectively. The direct relationship between the POPS concentration level in the atmospheric air and soil at all sampling sites was observed. The concentrations of PAHs dominated over those of other POP groups in the atmospheric air and soil as well. The highest concentrations of almost all POP compounds were determined in the atmospheric air and soil in Vilnius city at the site with intensive traffic and commercial activity. Such wide range investigations of POPs in the natural environment components have been performed for the first time in Lithuania.

Abstract (in Czech)

Persistent organic pollutants (POPS) such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polychlorbipllenyls (PCBs), and pesticides (hexachlorcyclohexanes (HCHs), dichlordipllenyltrichlormetilmetanes (DDTs)) were investigated in the atmospheric air and soil at 5 sites of Lithuania during March-August, 2006. POPS concentration at different sampling sites varied in the range of 6.39-127.8 ng m(-3), 0.017-0.440 ng m(-3), 0.088-0.310 ng m(-3), and 0.006-0.360 ng m(-3) in the atmospheric air and in the range of 29.5-529.3 ng g(-1), 0.6-24.0 ng g(-1), 0.4-1.1 ng g(-1), and 0.3-7.7 ng g(-1) in soil for PAHs, PCBs, HCHs, and DDTs, respectively. The direct relationship between the POPS concentration level in the atmospheric air and soil at all sampling sites was observed. The concentrations of PAHs dominated over those of other POP groups in the atmospheric air and soil as well. The highest concentrations of almost all POP compounds were determined in the atmospheric air and soil in Vilnius city at the site with intensive traffic and commercial activity. Such wide range investigations of POPs in the natural environment components have been performed for the first time in Lithuania.

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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)