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Polychlorobiphenyls in Antarctica by Roger Fuoco; M.Perla Colombini; Alessio Ceccarini; Carlo Abete is a Chemistry article available to read on EtoBox.

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The presence and the distribution of polychlorobiphenyls (PCBs) in Antarctic environmental components and the effect of the seasonal formation/melting process of pack ice on the pollution level of seawater were investigated. Seawater, marine, and lake sediment and soil samples were collected in a large area of the Ross Sea and Victoria Land during the 1988-1989, 1989-1990, 1990-1991, and 1991-1992 Italian expeditions. The results obtained highlighted a low and quite homogeneous PCB contamination of the studied area. Surface seawater samples from Gerlache Inlet and Wood Bay showed a typical PCB concentration of 130 pg/liter, and an increase after pack ice melting of about 30-40%. Marine sediment, lake sediment, and soil samples showed normalized mean PCB contents of 150, 240, and 130 (pg/g)/(m2/cm3), respectively.

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Author

Roger Fuoco; M.Perla Colombini; Alessio Ceccarini; Carlo Abete

Publisher

Elsevier Science; Elsevier ; Elsevier BV (ISSN 0026-265X)

Published

1996

Language

EN

Field

Chemistry (Physical Sciences)