Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in bottom sediments from the Baltic Sea

• Autorzy: Sapota G.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The aim of this work was to describe the level of pollution due to highly persistent polychlorinated contaminants in sediments from the Polish zone of the Baltic Sea and to identify trends of temporal change. Concentrations of PCBs (7 congeners), DDT and its metabolites, and isomers of HCH and HCB were determined in sediment cores from 0 to 31 cm deep. Sediments were sampled twice at eight stations during the 1996-2005 period. The measurements confirm a decline in levels of POPs pollution in sediments from the southern Baltic Sea.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

DDT and its metabolites; HCH; HCB; PCBs; sediment(s); Baltic Sea

• Wydawca: Institute of Oceanography University of Gdańsk
• Czasopismo: Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies
• Rocznik: 2006
• Tom: Vol. 35, No.4
• Strony: 295--306
• Opis fizyczny: bibliogr. 21 poz., tab., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Sapota G.

• Institute of Meteorology and Water Management, Maritime Branch ul. Waszyngtona 42, 81-342 Gdynia, Poland,

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