Persistent organic pollutants in four bivalve species from Svalbard waters
Organochlorine compounds (OC) were determined in Arctic bivalves (Mya truncata, Serripes groenlandicus, Hiatella arctica, Chlamys islandica) from Svalbard with regard to differences in geographic location, species and variations related to their size and age. Higher chlorinated polychlorinated biphe...
| Published in: | Environmental Pollution |
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| Main Authors: | , , , , , |
| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
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Elsevier ACADEMIC PRESS INC
2012
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| Online Access: | https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/25166/ https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/25166/1/Vieweg12_EnvPoll161.pdf http://www.elsevier.com/locate/envpol https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.38386 https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.38386.d001 |
| Summary: | Organochlorine compounds (OC) were determined in Arctic bivalves (Mya truncata, Serripes groenlandicus, Hiatella arctica, Chlamys islandica) from Svalbard with regard to differences in geographic location, species and variations related to their size and age. Higher chlorinated polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB 101- PCB 194), chlordanes and α-hexachlorocyclohexane (α-HCH) were consistently detected in the bivalves and PCBs dominated the OC load in the organisms. OC concentrations were highest in Mya truncata and the lowest in Serripes groenlandicus. Species-specific OC levels were likely related to differences in the species' food source, as indicated by the δ13C results, rather than size and age. Higher OC concentrations were observed in bivalves from Kongsfjorden compared to the northern sampling locations Liefdefjorden and Sjuøyane. The spatial differences might be related to different water masses influencing Kongsfjorden (Atlantic) and the northern locations (Arctic), with differing phytoplankton bloom situations. |
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