Additive Models Reveal Sources of Metals and Organic Pollutants in Norwegian Marine Sediments

• Published in: Environmental Science & Technology
• Main Authors: Everaert, Gert, Ruus, Anders, Hjermann, Dag Øystein, Borgå, Katrine, Green, Norman Whitaker, Boitsov, Stepan, Jensen, Henning, Poste, Amanda
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: American Chemical Society 2017
• Subjects: Arctic; Kattegat; Norway
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2494025; https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.7b02964

We characterized spatial patterns of surface sediment concentrations of seven polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), seven polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), three chlorinated pesticides, and five metals in Norwegian waters and Skagerrak. In total, we analyzed 5036 concentrations of 22 chemical sub...