The Carcinogenic Load of the Environment: Benzo(a)Pyrene in Sediments of Arctic Waters

Baseline levels of the chemical carcinogen benzo(a)pyrene were measured in arctic sediments. Levels were highest in samples from the Mackenzie River delta and adjacent areas of the Beaufort Sea. The distribution of carcinogen did not correspond to the location of inhabited areas - a natural rather t...

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Published in:ARCTIC
Main Authors: Stich, H.F., Dunn, B.P.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1980
Subjects:
Bottom sediments
PAHs
Toxicity
Canadian Beaufort Sea
Bering Sea
Canadian Arctic Islands waters
Chukchi Sea
Arctic
Mackenzie River
Beaufort Sea
Chukchi
Mackenzie river
Online Access:https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65649
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Summary:Baseline levels of the chemical carcinogen benzo(a)pyrene were measured in arctic sediments. Levels were highest in samples from the Mackenzie River delta and adjacent areas of the Beaufort Sea. The distribution of carcinogen did not correspond to the location of inhabited areas - a natural rather than a man-made source for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in arctic sediments is indicated.

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