Toxaphene and Other Organochlorines in Arctic Ocean Fauna: Evidence for Atmospheric Delivery
Residues of the insecticide toxaphene (polychlorinated camphenes, PCCs) and other organochlorines (OCs) were determined in air, snow, seawater, zooplankton, and benthic amphipods collected from an ice island in the Canadian Arctic. The simultaneous determination of OCs in the atmospheric, hydrologic...
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ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/64725 2023-05-15T14:19:13+02:00 Toxaphene and Other Organochlorines in Arctic Ocean Fauna: Evidence for Atmospheric Delivery Bidleman, T.F. Patton, G.W. Walla, M.D. Hargrave, B.T. Vass, W.P. Erickson, P. Fowler, B. Scott, V. Gregor, D.J. 1989-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64725 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64725/48639 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64725 ARCTIC; Vol. 42 No. 4 (1989): December: 299–396; 307-313 1923-1245 0004-0843 Air pollution Amphipoda Atmospheric chemistry Biomagnification Environmental impacts Food chain Marine fauna Marine pollution Organochlorines Pesticides Pollution Snow Toxicity HCH Toxaphene PCBs HCB Chlordanes CHBs Chromatography Arctic Ocean Axel Heiberg Island waters Nunavut Canadian Arctic Devon Island info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 1989 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:21:53Z Residues of the insecticide toxaphene (polychlorinated camphenes, PCCs) and other organochlorines (OCs) were determined in air, snow, seawater, zooplankton, and benthic amphipods collected from an ice island in the Canadian Arctic. The simultaneous determination of OCs in the atmospheric, hydrologic, and biologic compartments provided evidence of an atmospheric link to polar food chains. PCCs were identified and quantified using capillary gas chromatography - negative ion mass spectrometry. The order of OCs abundance in arctic air was: hexachlorocyclohexanes (HCHs) > hexachlorobenzene > PCCs > polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) > chlordanes > DDTs. In seawater, PCCs were exceeded only by the HCHs. Concentrations of PCBs and PCCs in two samples of benthic amphipods were the highest of the OCs detected.Key words: Arctic, Canada, pollution, organochlorines, air, water, biota Mots clés: Arctique, Canada, pollution, organochlorés, air, eau, biote Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Arctic Ocean Arctique* Axel Heiberg Island Devon Island Nunavut Zooplankton University of Calgary Journal Hosting Arctic Arctic Ocean Nunavut Canada Devon Island ENVELOPE(-88.000,-88.000,75.252,75.252) Heiberg ENVELOPE(13.964,13.964,66.424,66.424) Axel Heiberg Island ENVELOPE(-91.001,-91.001,79.752,79.752) ARCTIC 42 4 |
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Air pollution Amphipoda Atmospheric chemistry Biomagnification Environmental impacts Food chain Marine fauna Marine pollution Organochlorines Pesticides Pollution Snow Toxicity HCH Toxaphene PCBs HCB Chlordanes CHBs Chromatography Arctic Ocean Axel Heiberg Island waters Nunavut Canadian Arctic Devon Island Bidleman, T.F. Patton, G.W. Walla, M.D. Hargrave, B.T. Vass, W.P. Erickson, P. Fowler, B. Scott, V. Gregor, D.J. Toxaphene and Other Organochlorines in Arctic Ocean Fauna: Evidence for Atmospheric Delivery |
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Air pollution Amphipoda Atmospheric chemistry Biomagnification Environmental impacts Food chain Marine fauna Marine pollution Organochlorines Pesticides Pollution Snow Toxicity HCH Toxaphene PCBs HCB Chlordanes CHBs Chromatography Arctic Ocean Axel Heiberg Island waters Nunavut Canadian Arctic Devon Island |
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Residues of the insecticide toxaphene (polychlorinated camphenes, PCCs) and other organochlorines (OCs) were determined in air, snow, seawater, zooplankton, and benthic amphipods collected from an ice island in the Canadian Arctic. The simultaneous determination of OCs in the atmospheric, hydrologic, and biologic compartments provided evidence of an atmospheric link to polar food chains. PCCs were identified and quantified using capillary gas chromatography - negative ion mass spectrometry. The order of OCs abundance in arctic air was: hexachlorocyclohexanes (HCHs) > hexachlorobenzene > PCCs > polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) > chlordanes > DDTs. In seawater, PCCs were exceeded only by the HCHs. Concentrations of PCBs and PCCs in two samples of benthic amphipods were the highest of the OCs detected.Key words: Arctic, Canada, pollution, organochlorines, air, water, biota Mots clés: Arctique, Canada, pollution, organochlorés, air, eau, biote |
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Bidleman, T.F. Patton, G.W. Walla, M.D. Hargrave, B.T. Vass, W.P. Erickson, P. Fowler, B. Scott, V. Gregor, D.J. |
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Bidleman, T.F. Patton, G.W. Walla, M.D. Hargrave, B.T. Vass, W.P. Erickson, P. Fowler, B. Scott, V. Gregor, D.J. |
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Toxaphene and Other Organochlorines in Arctic Ocean Fauna: Evidence for Atmospheric Delivery |
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Toxaphene and Other Organochlorines in Arctic Ocean Fauna: Evidence for Atmospheric Delivery |
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Toxaphene and Other Organochlorines in Arctic Ocean Fauna: Evidence for Atmospheric Delivery |
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Toxaphene and Other Organochlorines in Arctic Ocean Fauna: Evidence for Atmospheric Delivery |
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Toxaphene and Other Organochlorines in Arctic Ocean Fauna: Evidence for Atmospheric Delivery |
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toxaphene and other organochlorines in arctic ocean fauna: evidence for atmospheric delivery |
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