Chemometric analysis for pollution source assessment of harbour sediments in Arctic locations
Accepted manuscript version. The final publication is available at Springer via http://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-015-2416-4 . Pollution levels, pollutant distribution and potential source assessments based on multivariate analysis (chemometrics) were made for harbour sediments from two Arctic locations...
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ftunivtroemsoe:oai:munin.uit.no:10037/8778 2023-05-15T14:57:54+02:00 Chemometric analysis for pollution source assessment of harbour sediments in Arctic locations Pedersen, Kristine Bondo Lejon, Tore Jensen, Pernille E. Ottosen, Lisbeth M. 2015-04-16 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/8778 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-015-2416-4 eng eng Springer Water, Air and Soil Pollution 2015, 226(150) FRIDAID 1256600 doi:10.1007/s11270-015-2416-4 0049-6979 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/8778 URN:NBN:no-uit_munin_8318 openAccess Harbour sediments heavy metals PAH PCB TBT Principal Component Analysis VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Chemistry: 440::Environmental chemistry natural environmental chemistry: 446 VDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Kjemi: 440::Miljøkjemi naturmiljøkjemi: 446 Journal article Tidsskriftartikkel Peer reviewed 2015 ftunivtroemsoe https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-015-2416-4 2021-06-25T17:54:35Z Accepted manuscript version. The final publication is available at Springer via http://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-015-2416-4 . Pollution levels, pollutant distribution and potential source assessments based on multivariate analysis (chemometrics) were made for harbour sediments from two Arctic locations; Hammerfest in Norway and Sisimiut in Greenland. High levels of heavy metals were detected in addition to organic pollutants. Preliminary assessments based on Principal Component Analysis (PCA) revealed different sources and pollutant distribution in the sediments of the two harbours. Tributyltin (TBT) was, however, found to originate from point source(s) and the highest concentrations of TBT in both harbours were found adjacent to the former shipyards. Polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) ratios and PCA plots revealed that the predominant source in both harbours was pyrogenic related to coal/biomass combustion. Comparison of commercial polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) mixtures with PCB compositions in the sediments indicated relation primarily to German, Russian and American mixtures in Hammerfest; and American, Russian and Japanese mixtures in Sisimiut. PCA was shown to be an important tool for identifying pollutant sources and differences in pollutant composition in relation to sediment characteristics Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Greenland Hammerfest Sisimiut University of Tromsø: Munin Open Research Archive Arctic Greenland Norway Sisimiut ENVELOPE(-53.674,-53.674,66.939,66.939) Water, Air, & Soil Pollution 226 5 |
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Harbour sediments heavy metals PAH PCB TBT Principal Component Analysis VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Chemistry: 440::Environmental chemistry natural environmental chemistry: 446 VDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Kjemi: 440::Miljøkjemi naturmiljøkjemi: 446 |
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Harbour sediments heavy metals PAH PCB TBT Principal Component Analysis VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Chemistry: 440::Environmental chemistry natural environmental chemistry: 446 VDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Kjemi: 440::Miljøkjemi naturmiljøkjemi: 446 Pedersen, Kristine Bondo Lejon, Tore Jensen, Pernille E. Ottosen, Lisbeth M. Chemometric analysis for pollution source assessment of harbour sediments in Arctic locations |
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Harbour sediments heavy metals PAH PCB TBT Principal Component Analysis VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Chemistry: 440::Environmental chemistry natural environmental chemistry: 446 VDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Kjemi: 440::Miljøkjemi naturmiljøkjemi: 446 |
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Accepted manuscript version. The final publication is available at Springer via http://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-015-2416-4 . Pollution levels, pollutant distribution and potential source assessments based on multivariate analysis (chemometrics) were made for harbour sediments from two Arctic locations; Hammerfest in Norway and Sisimiut in Greenland. High levels of heavy metals were detected in addition to organic pollutants. Preliminary assessments based on Principal Component Analysis (PCA) revealed different sources and pollutant distribution in the sediments of the two harbours. Tributyltin (TBT) was, however, found to originate from point source(s) and the highest concentrations of TBT in both harbours were found adjacent to the former shipyards. Polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) ratios and PCA plots revealed that the predominant source in both harbours was pyrogenic related to coal/biomass combustion. Comparison of commercial polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) mixtures with PCB compositions in the sediments indicated relation primarily to German, Russian and American mixtures in Hammerfest; and American, Russian and Japanese mixtures in Sisimiut. PCA was shown to be an important tool for identifying pollutant sources and differences in pollutant composition in relation to sediment characteristics |
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Pedersen, Kristine Bondo Lejon, Tore Jensen, Pernille E. Ottosen, Lisbeth M. |
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Chemometric analysis for pollution source assessment of harbour sediments in Arctic locations |
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Chemometric analysis for pollution source assessment of harbour sediments in Arctic locations |
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Chemometric analysis for pollution source assessment of harbour sediments in Arctic locations |
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Chemometric analysis for pollution source assessment of harbour sediments in Arctic locations |
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Chemometric analysis for pollution source assessment of harbour sediments in Arctic locations |
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chemometric analysis for pollution source assessment of harbour sediments in arctic locations |
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