Persistent organic pollutants in the Atlantic and southern oceans and oceanic atmosphere

Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) continue to cycle through the atmosphere and hydrosphere despite banned or severely restricted usages. Global scale analyses of POPs are challenging, but knowledge of the current distribution of these compounds is needed to understand the movement and long-term c...

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Published in:Science of The Total Environment
Main Authors: Lueck, Jenna, Dickhut, Rebecca, Cochran, Michele, Falconer, Renee, Kylin, Henrik
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Linköpings universitet, Tema Miljöförändring 2017
Subjects:
Antarctica
POPs
organochlorine pesticides
ai-sea flux
Environmental Sciences
Miljövetenskap
Oceanography
Hydrology and Water Resources
Oceanografi
hydrologi och vattenresurser
Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences
Meteorologi och atmosfärforskning
Other Chemistry Topics
Annan kemi
Southern Ocean
McMurdo Station
Antarc*
National Science Foundation Office of Polar Programs
oden
Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-134425
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.12.189
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Summary:Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) continue to cycle through the atmosphere and hydrosphere despite banned or severely restricted usages. Global scale analyses of POPs are challenging, but knowledge of the current distribution of these compounds is needed to understand the movement and long-term consequences of their global use. In the current study, air and seawater samples were collected Oct. 2007- Jan. 2008 aboard the Icebreaker Oden en route from Göteborg, Sweden to McMurdo Station, Antarctica. Both air and surface seawater samples consistently contained α-hexachlorocyclohexane (α-HCH), γ-HCH, hexachlorobenzene (HCB), α-Endosulfan, and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). Sample concentrations for most POPs in air were higher in the northern hemisphere with the exception of HCB, which had high gas phase concentrations in the northern and southern latitudes and low concentrations near the equator. South Atlantic and Southern Ocean seawater has a high ratio of α-HCH to γ-HCH, indicating persisting levels from technical grade sources. The Atlantic and Southern Ocean continue to be net sinks for atmospheric α-, γ-HCH, and Endosulfan despite declining usage. Funding agencies: Swedish Research Council; National Science Foundation Office of Polar Programs [0741379]; NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates [0552612]; Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William Mary [3605]

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