POLYCHLORINATED NAPHTHALENES AND CHLORINATED PARAFFINS IN THE AIR AND SOIL SAMPLES FROM THE CZECH REPUBLIC

PŘIBYLOVÁ, Petra, Petr KUKUČKA, Jana KLÁNOVÁ and Ivan HOLOUBEK. POLYCHLORINATED NAPHTHALENES AND CHLORINATED PARAFFINS IN THE AIR AND SOIL SAMPLES FROM THE CZECH REPUBLIC. Organohalogen Compounds. vol. 2006, No 68, p. 37-40. ISSN 1026-4892. 2006.

Basic information

• Original name: POLYCHLORINATED NAPHTHALENES AND CHLORINATED PARAFFINS IN THE AIR AND SOIL SAMPLES FROM THE CZECH REPUBLIC
• Name in Czech: Polychlorované naftalény a chlorované parafiny v životním prostředí České republiky
• Authors: PŘIBYLOVÁ, Petra (203 Czech Republic, guarantor), Petr KUKUČKA (203 Czech Republic), Jana KLÁNOVÁ (203 Czech Republic) and Ivan HOLOUBEK (203 Czech Republic).
• Edition: Organohalogen Compounds, 2006, 1026-4892.

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Article in a journal
• Field of Study: 10511 Environmental sciences
• Country of publisher: Norway
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14310/06:00027909
• Organization unit: Faculty of Science
• Keywords in English: PCNs; CPs; air; soil; environment
• Tags: Air, CPS, environment, PCNs, soil
• Tags: International impact, Reviewed

Abstract

Polychlorinated naphthalenes (PCNs) and chlorinated paraffins (CPs) are the groups of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) prone to the long-range atmospheric transport and deposition. The global extent of the POP pollution became apparent when they were detected in the areas, where they have never been used or produced at levels posing risks to the wildlife. Both PCNs and CPs are persistent, and they can be accumulated in the living organisms. PCNs are more or less planar, and several investigated congeners exhibited a high dioxin-like toxicity. Short chain chlorinated paraffins were classified as the Category 3 carcinogens. PCNs and CPs have been detected in a wide range of environmental compartments. New fractionation method enabling the simultaneous determination of polychlorinated biphenyls, organochlorinated pesticides, polychlorinated naphthalenes, and chlorinated paraffins is presented here. This method was applied in the study focused on contamination of the air and soil in the Czech Republic by less frequent types of persistent substances. Recent data about the PCN and CP contamination of this region is presented here.

Abstract (in Czech)

Polychlorinated naphthalenes (PCNs) and chlorinated paraffins (CPs) are the groups of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) prone to the long-range atmospheric transport and deposition. The global extent of the POP pollution became apparent when they were detected in the areas, where they have never been used or produced at levels posing risks to the wildlife. Both PCNs and CPs are persistent, and they can be accumulated in the living organisms. PCNs are more or less planar, and several investigated congeners exhibited a high dioxin-like toxicity. Short chain chlorinated paraffins were classified as the Category 3 carcinogens. PCNs and CPs have been detected in a wide range of environmental compartments. New fractionation method enabling the simultaneous determination of polychlorinated biphenyls, organochlorinated pesticides, polychlorinated naphthalenes, and chlorinated paraffins is presented here. This method was applied in the study focused on contamination of the air and soil in the Czech Republic by less frequent types of persistent substances. Recent data about the PCN and CP contamination of this region is presented here.

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