Geochemistry and Organic Contaminants in the Sediments of Great Slave Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada

A study was carried out in the summer of 1987 to determine the geochemistry and distribution of trace elements, PCBs and 16 other chlorinated hydrocarbons in sediments from selected areas in Great Slave Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada. Sediment cores were collected at three sampling stations in...

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Main Authors: Mudroch, A., Allan, R.J., Joshi, S.R.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1992
Subjects:
HCH
HCB
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topic Air pollution
Arsenic
Bottom sediments
Composition
Cores
Geochemistry
Heavy metals
Organochlorines
Pollution
PCBs
Sediment transport
Sedimentation
Sediments (Geology)
Soil mechanics
Trace elements
HCH
HCB
Chlordanes
Great Slave Lake region
N.W.T
Great Slave Lake
spellingShingle Air pollution
Arsenic
Bottom sediments
Composition
Cores
Geochemistry
Heavy metals
Organochlorines
Pollution
PCBs
Sediment transport
Sedimentation
Sediments (Geology)
Soil mechanics
Trace elements
HCH
HCB
Chlordanes
Great Slave Lake region
N.W.T
Great Slave Lake
Mudroch, A.
Allan, R.J.
Joshi, S.R.
Geochemistry and Organic Contaminants in the Sediments of Great Slave Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada
topic_facet Air pollution
Arsenic
Bottom sediments
Composition
Cores
Geochemistry
Heavy metals
Organochlorines
Pollution
PCBs
Sediment transport
Sedimentation
Sediments (Geology)
Soil mechanics
Trace elements
HCH
HCB
Chlordanes
Great Slave Lake region
N.W.T
Great Slave Lake
description A study was carried out in the summer of 1987 to determine the geochemistry and distribution of trace elements, PCBs and 16 other chlorinated hydrocarbons in sediments from selected areas in Great Slave Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada. Sediment cores were collected at three sampling stations in the west basin of the lake on a transect from the Slave River delta to the outlet of the Mackenzie River. The geotechnical composition of the sediments showed the deposition of similar material at all sampling stations. Sediment dating indicated a very high sedimentation rate (46.6 g/cm²/year) at a 110 m water depth in the vicinity of the Slave River delta and mixing of bottom sediments at the southwestern part of the lake. The concentrations of trace elements (Cu, Ni, Co, Cr, V, Pb and Zn) were uniform in all sediment profiles. However, surficial sediments were enriched by arsenic, Canadian standard CLB-1 containing 51 PCB congeners was used in the determination of PCBs in the sediment. Thirty-three PCB congeners were detected and their concentrations determined in selected sections of sediment cores. The most abundant congeners were 15 and 18, 44, 49, 52 and 101 (IUPAC numbering) with maximum concentrations 3.52, 2.68, 2.44, 6.20 and 2.44, 6.20 and 2.13 ng/g respectively. The concentration pattern of PCBs in Great Slave Lake sediments indicated considerably greater quantities of lower than higher chlorinated biphenyls. Several congeners, particularly those having 7-10 chlorine atoms, were determined in concentrations smaller than 0.20 ng/g only at one sediment depth. Hexachlorobutadiene, 1, 2, 3, 4-tetrachlorobenzene, pentachlorobenzene, alpha-HCH, hexachlorobenzene, pentachloroanisol and alpha-chlordane were present at all stations at different sediment depths. Maximum concentrations of the 16 chlorinated hydrocarbons analyzed in Great Slave Lake sediments were between 0.08 and 1.04 ng/g. The concentrations of PCBs and other chlorinated hydrocarbons were about two orders of magnitude lower than those in Lake Ontario sediments.Key words: Great Slave Lake, sediments, geochemistry, PCBs, chlorinated hydrocarbons RÉSUMÉ. Au cours de l’été de 1987, on a procédé à une étude pour déterminer la geochimie et la répartition des oligo-éléments, des BPC et de 16 autres hydrocarbures chlorts dans des sediments provenant de zones sélectionnées du Grand Lac de l’Esclave dans les Territoires du Nord-Ouest auCanada. On a prélevé des carottes de sédiments à trois postes d’échantillonnage dans le bassin ouest du lac le long d’un axe allant du delta de la rivière Slave à l’embouchure du fleuve Mackenzie. La composition géochimique des sediments a révélé un dépôt de matériau similaire à tous les postes d’échantillonnage. La datation des sédiments a montré un fort taux de sedimentation (46,6 g.cm-* par an) h 110 m sous l’eau, dans la zone du delta de la Slave, et un mélange des sédiments de fond dans la partie sud-ouest du lac. Les concentrations d’oligo-éléments (Cu, Ni, Co, Cr, V, Pb, et Zn) étaient uniformes dans tous les profils de sédiments. Les sédiments de surface cependant contenaient en plus de l’arsenic. On a utilisé des CLB-1 canadiens normalists contenant 51 congénères de BPC pour déterminer+les BPC dans les sédiments. On a détecté 33 congtntres de BPC et déterminé leurs concentrations dans des sections choisies des carottes de suiments. Les congénères les plus abondants étaient les numéros 15 et 18,44,49,52et 101 (numérotation de I’IUPAC) avec des concentrations maximales respectives de 3.52, 2.68, 2,44,6,20 et 2,13 ng.g-l. Le schéma de concentration des BPC dans les sediments du Grand Lac de l’Esclave révélé des quantités considerablement plus importantes de biphenyles peu chlorés parrapport aux biphènyles trés chlorés. On a trouvé plusieurs congénères, en particulier ceux ayant de 7 à 10 atomes de chlore, en concentrations inférieures à 0,20 ng.g” à seulement une certaine profondeur de sédiments. On a trouvé de l’hexachlorobutadiène, du tétrachlorobenzène-1,2,3,4, du pentachlorobenzène, du H.C.H.-A, de l’hexachlorobenzène, du pentachloroanisole et du chlordane-A à tous les postes à différentes profondeurs de sédiments. Les concentrations maximales des 16 hydrocarbures chlorés analysts dans les sediments du Grand Lac de l’Esclave se situaient entre 0,08 et 1,04 ng.g”. Les concentrations de BPC et d’autres hydrocarbures chlorés étaient d’environ deux ordres de grandeur inférieures à celles contenues dans les sédiments du lac Ontario.Mots clés: Grand Lac de l’Esclave, sédiments, géochimie, BPC, hydrocarbures chlorés
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author Mudroch, A.
Allan, R.J.
Joshi, S.R.
author_facet Mudroch, A.
Allan, R.J.
Joshi, S.R.
author_sort Mudroch, A.
title Geochemistry and Organic Contaminants in the Sediments of Great Slave Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada
title_short Geochemistry and Organic Contaminants in the Sediments of Great Slave Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada
title_full Geochemistry and Organic Contaminants in the Sediments of Great Slave Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada
title_fullStr Geochemistry and Organic Contaminants in the Sediments of Great Slave Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada
title_full_unstemmed Geochemistry and Organic Contaminants in the Sediments of Great Slave Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada
title_sort geochemistry and organic contaminants in the sediments of great slave lake, northwest territories, canada
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spelling ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/64423 2023-05-15T14:19:11+02:00 Geochemistry and Organic Contaminants in the Sediments of Great Slave Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada Mudroch, A. Allan, R.J. Joshi, S.R. 1992-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64423 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64423/48358 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64423 ARCTIC; Vol. 45 No. 1 (1992): March: 1–104; 10-19 1923-1245 0004-0843 Air pollution Arsenic Bottom sediments Composition Cores Geochemistry Heavy metals Organochlorines Pollution PCBs Sediment transport Sedimentation Sediments (Geology) Soil mechanics Trace elements HCH HCB Chlordanes Great Slave Lake region N.W.T Great Slave Lake info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 1992 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:21:38Z A study was carried out in the summer of 1987 to determine the geochemistry and distribution of trace elements, PCBs and 16 other chlorinated hydrocarbons in sediments from selected areas in Great Slave Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada. Sediment cores were collected at three sampling stations in the west basin of the lake on a transect from the Slave River delta to the outlet of the Mackenzie River. The geotechnical composition of the sediments showed the deposition of similar material at all sampling stations. Sediment dating indicated a very high sedimentation rate (46.6 g/cm²/year) at a 110 m water depth in the vicinity of the Slave River delta and mixing of bottom sediments at the southwestern part of the lake. The concentrations of trace elements (Cu, Ni, Co, Cr, V, Pb and Zn) were uniform in all sediment profiles. However, surficial sediments were enriched by arsenic, Canadian standard CLB-1 containing 51 PCB congeners was used in the determination of PCBs in the sediment. Thirty-three PCB congeners were detected and their concentrations determined in selected sections of sediment cores. The most abundant congeners were 15 and 18, 44, 49, 52 and 101 (IUPAC numbering) with maximum concentrations 3.52, 2.68, 2.44, 6.20 and 2.44, 6.20 and 2.13 ng/g respectively. The concentration pattern of PCBs in Great Slave Lake sediments indicated considerably greater quantities of lower than higher chlorinated biphenyls. Several congeners, particularly those having 7-10 chlorine atoms, were determined in concentrations smaller than 0.20 ng/g only at one sediment depth. Hexachlorobutadiene, 1, 2, 3, 4-tetrachlorobenzene, pentachlorobenzene, alpha-HCH, hexachlorobenzene, pentachloroanisol and alpha-chlordane were present at all stations at different sediment depths. Maximum concentrations of the 16 chlorinated hydrocarbons analyzed in Great Slave Lake sediments were between 0.08 and 1.04 ng/g. The concentrations of PCBs and other chlorinated hydrocarbons were about two orders of magnitude lower than those in Lake Ontario sediments.Key words: Great Slave Lake, sediments, geochemistry, PCBs, chlorinated hydrocarbons RÉSUMÉ. Au cours de l’été de 1987, on a procédé à une étude pour déterminer la geochimie et la répartition des oligo-éléments, des BPC et de 16 autres hydrocarbures chlorts dans des sediments provenant de zones sélectionnées du Grand Lac de l’Esclave dans les Territoires du Nord-Ouest auCanada. On a prélevé des carottes de sédiments à trois postes d’échantillonnage dans le bassin ouest du lac le long d’un axe allant du delta de la rivière Slave à l’embouchure du fleuve Mackenzie. La composition géochimique des sediments a révélé un dépôt de matériau similaire à tous les postes d’échantillonnage. La datation des sédiments a montré un fort taux de sedimentation (46,6 g.cm-* par an) h 110 m sous l’eau, dans la zone du delta de la Slave, et un mélange des sédiments de fond dans la partie sud-ouest du lac. Les concentrations d’oligo-éléments (Cu, Ni, Co, Cr, V, Pb, et Zn) étaient uniformes dans tous les profils de sédiments. Les sédiments de surface cependant contenaient en plus de l’arsenic. On a utilisé des CLB-1 canadiens normalists contenant 51 congénères de BPC pour déterminer+les BPC dans les sédiments. On a détecté 33 congtntres de BPC et déterminé leurs concentrations dans des sections choisies des carottes de suiments. Les congénères les plus abondants étaient les numéros 15 et 18,44,49,52et 101 (numérotation de I’IUPAC) avec des concentrations maximales respectives de 3.52, 2.68, 2,44,6,20 et 2,13 ng.g-l. Le schéma de concentration des BPC dans les sediments du Grand Lac de l’Esclave révélé des quantités considerablement plus importantes de biphenyles peu chlorés parrapport aux biphènyles trés chlorés. On a trouvé plusieurs congénères, en particulier ceux ayant de 7 à 10 atomes de chlore, en concentrations inférieures à 0,20 ng.g” à seulement une certaine profondeur de sédiments. On a trouvé de l’hexachlorobutadiène, du tétrachlorobenzène-1,2,3,4, du pentachlorobenzène, du H.C.H.-A, de l’hexachlorobenzène, du pentachloroanisole et du chlordane-A à tous les postes à différentes profondeurs de sédiments. Les concentrations maximales des 16 hydrocarbures chlorés analysts dans les sediments du Grand Lac de l’Esclave se situaient entre 0,08 et 1,04 ng.g”. Les concentrations de BPC et d’autres hydrocarbures chlorés étaient d’environ deux ordres de grandeur inférieures à celles contenues dans les sédiments du lac Ontario.Mots clés: Grand Lac de l’Esclave, sédiments, géochimie, BPC, hydrocarbures chlorés Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Great Slave Lake Mackenzie river Northwest Territories Slave River Territoires du Nord-Ouest University of Calgary Journal Hosting Canada Fleuve Mackenzie ENVELOPE(-133.906,-133.906,69.350,69.350) Great Slave Lake ENVELOPE(-114.001,-114.001,61.500,61.500) Mackenzie River Northwest Territories ARCTIC 45 1