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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ftlinkoepinguniv:oai:DiVA.org:liu-134425 2023-05-15T13:57:53+02:00 Persistent organic pollutants in the Atlantic and southern oceans and oceanic atmosphere Lueck, Jenna Dickhut, Rebecca Cochran, Michele Falconer, Renee Kylin, Henrik 2017 application/pdf http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-134425 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.12.189 eng eng Linköpings universitet, Tema Miljöförändring Linköpings universitet, Filosofiska fakulteten Virginia Institute of Marine Science, USA; University of Maryland Center for Environmental Sciences, Solomons, USA Virginia Institute of Marine Science, USA Colorado School of Mines, Golden, USA Science of the Total Environment, 0048-9697, 2017, 583, s. 64-71 http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-134425 doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.12.189 ISI:000394556400007 info:eu-repo/semantics/embargoedAccess 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 Article in journal info:eu-repo/semantics/article text 2017 ftlinkoepinguniv https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.12.189 2022-05-01T08:20:48Z 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] Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctica National Science Foundation Office of Polar Programs oden Southern Ocean LIU - Linköping University: Publications (DiVA) Southern Ocean McMurdo Station ENVELOPE(166.667,166.667,-77.850,-77.850) Science of The Total Environment 583 64 71 |
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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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Lueck, Jenna Dickhut, Rebecca Cochran, Michele Falconer, Renee Kylin, Henrik |
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Lueck, Jenna Dickhut, Rebecca Cochran, Michele Falconer, Renee Kylin, Henrik |
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Persistent organic pollutants in the Atlantic and southern oceans and oceanic atmosphere |
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Persistent organic pollutants in the Atlantic and southern oceans and oceanic atmosphere |
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Persistent organic pollutants in the Atlantic and southern oceans and oceanic atmosphere |
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Persistent organic pollutants in the Atlantic and southern oceans and oceanic atmosphere |
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Persistent organic pollutants in the Atlantic and southern oceans and oceanic atmosphere |
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persistent organic pollutants in the atlantic and southern oceans and oceanic atmosphere |
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Linköpings universitet, Tema Miljöförändring |
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2017 |
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Southern Ocean McMurdo Station |
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Southern Ocean McMurdo Station |
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Antarc* Antarctica National Science Foundation Office of Polar Programs oden Southern Ocean |
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Antarc* Antarctica National Science Foundation Office of Polar Programs oden Southern Ocean |
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