Chlorinated hydrocarbons in animal tissue samples from the Arctic Area

This study presents our preliminary results of the concentrations of chlorinated hydrocarbon contaminants in muscle, liver of caribou and intestine tissues of seal collected from the Arctic Area by China Arctic Scientific Expedition in April 1995. Hexachlorocyclohexanes (α, β, γ and δ-HCH), DDT grou...

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Main Authors: Shaogang, Chu, Jingyun, Fang, Yi, He, Shan, Fu, Xiaobai, Xu
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Polar Research Institute of China - PRIC 1998
Subjects:
Arctic
Advances in Polar Science
caribou
Polar Science
Online Access:http://library.arcticportal.org/2155/
http://library.arcticportal.org/2155/1/A801.010.pdf
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Summary:This study presents our preliminary results of the concentrations of chlorinated hydrocarbon contaminants in muscle, liver of caribou and intestine tissues of seal collected from the Arctic Area by China Arctic Scientific Expedition in April 1995. Hexachlorocyclohexanes (α, β, γ and δ-HCH), DDT group (p, P'-DDE, o, P'-DDT, p, P'-DDT) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were analyzed. The concentrations of Σ HCH ranged from 3.13 ng/g to 7.02 ng/g and those of Σ DDT ranged from 0.16 ng/g to 1.28 ng/g. 14 individuals PCB congeners, each in the range of 0.01 - 0.12 ng/g, were detected and the concentration of Σ PCB was from 0.14 ng/g to 0.60 ng/g. Also, the results were compared with the data reported previously.

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