Dioxin concentrations in sediments of the Baltic Sea – A survey of existing data

Verta, Matti; Salo, Seppo; Korhonen, Markku; Assmuth, Timo; Kiviranta, Hannu; Koistinen, Jaana; Ruokojärvi, Päivi; Isosaari, Pirjo; Bergqvist, Per-Anders; Tysklind, Mats; Cato, Ingemar; Vikelsøe, Jørgen; Larsen, Martin Mørk

doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.05.125

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“…The technical PCP can be contaminated (10-15%) with other chlorophenols such as triand tetrachlorophenol or polychlorinated dibenzo-pdioxins and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (Hughes et al 1985). Usually, riverine inflows and atmospheric deposition are the main sources of PCP and PCDD/Fs and dl-PCBs in harbor sediments (Verta et al 2007, Niemirycz & Jankowska 2011, Newfields 2013.…”

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Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs), polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs) and pentachlorophenol (PCP) in bottom sediments of the Port of Gdansk

Lewandowski

Witt

Kobusińska

et al. 2014

Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies

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Combustion processes are considered to be the main source of the dioxin emission in the Baltic region. Pentachlorophenol (PCP) and its derivatives, pentachlorophenyl laurate (PCPL) and sodium pentachlorophenate (NaPCP) are known as precursors of dioxins. The research was conducted to obtain the first data on the concentration of PCDD/Fs and PCP in the bottom sediments of the Port of Gdansk. Toxicity (the Microtox® test) as well as several sediment parameters have been examined.In the surface layer of bottom sediments from the Port of Gdansk, all congeners of PCDD/Fs have been detected using GC-MS/MS. The positive correlation between toxicity and physicochemical properties of the analyzed bottom sediments confirms that these parameters are important in terms of environment contamination.

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Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs), polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs) and pentachlorophenol (PCP) in bottom sediments of the Port of Gdansk

Lewandowski

Witt

Kobusińska

et al. 2014

Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies

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“…Source tracing studies using a low number of congeners have in the past been used to indicate 345 that atmospheric deposition is a major contributor to total PCDD/F fluxes to regions such as 346 the Baltic Sea (Masunaga et al, 2003, Verta et al, 2007and Armitage et al, 2009 PCs (PC1 and PC2) were found to explain >86.9% of the variation in the data (58.5 and 364 28.4%, respectively). A bi-plot of sample scores and vector loadings (see Fig 2) suggest that 365 the ordinance of Burrishoole samples is strongly influenced by OCDD and 1,2,3,4,6,7, HeptaCDD.…”

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Application of congener based multi-matrix profiling techniques to identify potential PCDD/F sources in environmental samples from the Burrishoole Catchment in the West of Ireland

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McHugh

Poole

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Environmental Pollution

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“…Total toxicity of PCDD/F and dl-PCB (TEQ) was calculated by multiplying the individual congener levels by the respective Toxic Equivalency Factor (TEF), (WHO 2005) [11] and expressed as a WHO-TEQ pg g -1 w.w. PCDD/F and dl-PCB in birds` muscle and liver tissues were expressed in pg g -1 l.w. (lipid weight).…”

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Polychlorinated Dibenzo-P-Dioxins (PCDD), Polychlorinated Dibenzofurans (PCDF) and Dioxin-Like Polychlorinated Biphenyls (Dl-PCB) in the Baltic and Arctic Fish and the Further Trophic Transfer of these Pollutants to Seabirds

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Szlinder-Richert²,

Roots³

et al. 2017

J Marine Sci Res Dev

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The study presents the analysis of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins, dibenzofurans (PCDD/F) and dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (dl-PCB) in fish and seabirds from the Baltic Sea area and the Arctic region (the Svalbard Archipelago). Long-time studies revealed no significant temporal trends in PCDD/F and dl-PCB concentrations in fish from the Baltic Sea. Trace amounts of PCDD/F were detected in the Arctic fish as an evidence of their anthropogenic sources from the temperate zone, however congener profile in the cod was entirely different than in the Baltic fish. On the contrary, both concentrations and profiles of dl-PCB were comparable in cod from the Baltic Sea and from the polar region. PCDD/F`s congener profile in African penguin`s tissues breed in captivity and fed only by herring exhibited a clear resemblance to the profiles measured in herring. This indicates a relevant impact of diet (fish) on PCDD/F`s level in seabirds. Diet impact on the further transfer of these xenobiotics in the trophic chain, evidenced in the presented study, appears to be of the particular relevance due to the human health.

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Dioxin concentrations in sediments of the Baltic Sea – A survey of existing data

Cited by 79 publications

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Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs), polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs) and pentachlorophenol (PCP) in bottom sediments of the Port of Gdansk

Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs), polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs) and pentachlorophenol (PCP) in bottom sediments of the Port of Gdansk

Application of congener based multi-matrix profiling techniques to identify potential PCDD/F sources in environmental samples from the Burrishoole Catchment in the West of Ireland

Polychlorinated Dibenzo-P-Dioxins (PCDD), Polychlorinated Dibenzofurans (PCDF) and Dioxin-Like Polychlorinated Biphenyls (Dl-PCB) in the Baltic and Arctic Fish and the Further Trophic Transfer of these Pollutants to Seabirds

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