Occurrence, distribution and pollution pattern of legacy and emerging organic pollutants in surface water of the Kongsfjorden (Svalbard, Norway) : Environmental contamination, seasonal trend and climate change

This work aimed to investigate the contamination pattern in Kongsfjorden marine environment (Svalbard, 79 degrees N 12 degrees E) and to disentangle primary and secondary emissions. Surface seawater, sampled in two seasons, was analysed by GC-MS and LC-MS/MS to detect polychlorobiphenyls (PCBs), pol...

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Published in:Marine Pollution Bulletin
Main Authors: Ademollo N., Spataro F., Rauseo J., Pescatore T., Fattorini N., Valsecchi S., Polesello S., Patrolecco L.
Other Authors: N. Ademollo, F. Spataro, J. Rauseo, T. Pescatore, N. Fattorini, S. Valsecchi, S. Polesello, L. Patrolecco
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021
Subjects:
Arctic
Climate change
Endocrine disrupting compound
Generalized linear model
New POP
PAH
Chromatography
Liquid
Environmental Monitoring
Norway
Season
Svalbard
Tandem Mass Spectrometry
Water
Environmental Pollutant
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon
Water Pollutants
Chemical
Settore BIO/07 - Ecologia
glacier
Kongsfjord*
Kongsfjorden
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2434/852473
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111900
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Summary:This work aimed to investigate the contamination pattern in Kongsfjorden marine environment (Svalbard, 79 degrees N 12 degrees E) and to disentangle primary and secondary emissions. Surface seawater, sampled in two seasons, was analysed by GC-MS and LC-MS/MS to detect polychlorobiphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), nonylphenols (NPs), bisphenol A (BPA) and perfluoroalkyl and polyfluomalkyl substances (PFASs). In summer, average Sigma PAHs, BPA, Sigma NPs, Sigma PFASs and Sigma PCBs concentrations were 17.3 +/- 11.1 ng/L, 0.9 +/- 0.3 ng/L, 10.0 +/- 6.9 ng/L, 0.4 +/- 0.7 ng/L and 1.8 +/- 1.3 pg/L, respectively; while in winter, they were 13.6 +/- 10.1 ng/L, 0.5 +/- 0.2 ng/L, 6.8 +/- 3.3 ng/L, LOD and 0.6 +/- 0.4 pg/L, respectively. The application of generalized linear models (GLMs) highlighted that: PEAS pattern agrees their predominant long-range hydrospheric transport; the additive effect of the distance to glacier and harbour affected PAH, NP and BPA distributions; the additive effect of season and distance from the glacier, but not their interaction, influenced PCBs distribution, indicating melting glaciers as potential secondary POP sources.

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