Air-sea exchange of POPs and PAHs was assessed in Concepción Bay during January, summer 2015. Results showed low levels, in air and water, for POPs (1-20 pg m-3, and 6-50 pg L-1, respectively) and for ΣPAHs (1-2 ng m-3 and 1-2 ng L-1, respectively). The highest levels were found for PBDEs (200-20,000 pg L-1) in the water samples (3-fold times higher than PCBs and OCP) and PBDE209 accounted for 90% of total ΣPBDEs. Air-sea exchange fluxes (ng m-2 d-1) were low in general, with exception of PBDEs showing values up to 40,000 ng m-2 d-1. Net deposition was found for PAHs, HCB and some PBDEs; while, BDE99, and BDE100 showed net volatilization. These findings contribute with new data of diffusive air-sea exchange on the southern hemisphere Pacific coast.

Department of Environmental Sciences University of Siena Via P A Mattioli 4 53100 Siena Italy

Facultad de Ciencias Universidad Católica Santisima Concepción Concepción Chile

GEMA Center for Genomics Ecology and Environment Universidad Mayor Camino la Pirámide 5750 Huechuraba Santiago Chile; Institute of Environment Florida International University University Park Miami FL 33199 USA

Instituto Tecnológico del Salmón Puerto Montt Chile

RECETOX Faculty of Science Masaryk University Kotlarska 2 Brno Czech Republic

RECETOX Faculty of Science Masaryk University Kotlarska 2 Brno Czech Republic; Facultad de Ingeniería y Tecnología Universidad San Sebastián Lientur 1457 Concepción Chile

RECETOX Faculty of Science Masaryk University Kotlarska 2 Brno Czech Republic; Multiphase Chemistry Department Max Planck Institute for Chemistry Mainz Germany

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