Dynamic passive sampling of hydrophobic organic compounds in surface seawater along the South Atlantic Ocean east-to-west transect and across the Black Sea
Language English Country England, Great Britain Media print-electronic
Document type Journal Article
PubMed
33895394
DOI
10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112375
PII: S0025-326X(21)00409-4
Knihovny.cz E-resources
- Keywords
- Brominated flame retardants, Contamination, Free dissolved concentration, Marine pollution, Organochlorine pesticides, Passive sampling, Persistent organic pollutants, Polybrominated diphenyl ethers, Polychlorinated biphenyls, Seawater, Silicone,
- MeSH
- Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers analysis MeSH
- Environmental Monitoring MeSH
- Seawater MeSH
- Pesticides * analysis MeSH
- Polychlorinated Biphenyls * analysis MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Geographicals
- Atlantic Ocean MeSH
- Black Sea MeSH
- South Africa MeSH
- South America MeSH
- Names of Substances
- Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers MeSH
- Pesticides * MeSH
- Polychlorinated Biphenyls * MeSH
Mapping of hydrophobic organic compounds (HOCs) in surface seawater on an east-to-west transect of the South Atlantic Ocean (SAO) and across the Black Sea (BS) in 2016 was performed by a dynamic passive sampling device containing silicone-based passive samplers. In SAO as well as in BS the measurements confirmed freely dissolved concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls, DDT and its metabolites, chlorobenzenes, cyclodiene pesticides, and brominated flame retardants in the range of units to low hundreds of pg per litre. The findings indicate that the spatial distribution of HOCs and emerging pollutants in the SAO and the BS is influenced by riverine inputs, ocean currents and atmospheric deposition from continental plumes. Observed concentration gradients indicate that eastern SAO receives DDT from sources in South Africa, whereas the emissions of endosulfan originate in South America. Elevated HOC concentrations in the northwestern BS are related to their discharge by rivers from the European continent.
Environmental Institute Okružná 784 42 972 41 Koš Slovakia
Masaryk University Faculty of Science RECETOX Kamenice 753 3 625 00 Brno Czech Republic
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