Distribution pattern of PCBs, HCB and PeCB using passive air and soil sampling in Estonia

Roots, Ott; Roose, Antti; Kull, Ain; Holoubek, Ivan; Čupr, Pavel; Klánová, Jana

doi:10.1007/s11356-009-0147-z

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“…Compared with soil, the mean HCB concentration in this study was in the range of global background soil HCB levels (ranging from 0.010 to 5.20 ng/g dry weight with a mean of 0.680 ng/g dry weight) (Meijer et al 2003). And the mean PeCB concentration was close to the soil from Estonia (Roots et al 2010).…”

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“…Technical-grade HCB contains about 98% HCB, 1.8% PeCB, and 0.2% 1,2,4,5-TeCB (WHO-IPCS World Health Organization -International Programme on Chemical Safety 1997). So, Roots et al (2010) inferred that the HCB and PeCB residue in the soil of Estonia, which has a relatively consistent ratio of HCB/PeCB (ranging between 2.5 and 5.6), do not stem from incineration processes but mainly from the revolatilization of industrial HCB with a minor impact of PeCB. In the present study, PeCB was not detected in 4 of the 20 outdoor dust samples.…”

Section: Hcb and Pecbmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Occurrence and characterization of selected organochlorine contaminants in outdoor dust collected from Xinxiang, a fast developing city in North China

Yang

Xiao-duo

et al. 2011

Environ Monit Assess

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As facile "environmental media", the outdoor dust may reflect the changes of contaminants in environment more promptly. In the present study, selected organochlorine contaminants (OCs) include hexachlorocyclohexanes (HCHs), dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethanes (DDTs), hexachlorobenzene (HCB), and pentachlorobenzene (PeCB) were detected in 20 outdoor dust samples collected from Xinxiang City. The concentrations of ΣHCHs, ΣDDTs, HCB, and PeCB in dust were in the range of 0.18-5.05 ng/g dry weight, 0.44-13.50 ng/g dry weight, 0.13-51.61 ng/g dry weight and ND-0.74 ng/g dry weight, respectively. Long-range transport, historical use, and recent impact of impure pesticides might be the main sources of OCs in the outdoor dust. The results of this study indicated that impure pesticide application maybe an important source of DDTs and HCB in the environment.

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Occurrence and characterization of selected organochlorine contaminants in outdoor dust collected from Xinxiang, a fast developing city in North China

Yang

Xiao-duo

et al. 2011

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“…o,p′-and p,p′-isomers of DDT, DDE and DDD, 44-74 pg/m 3 at the urban sites and 27 pg/m 3 as a background level), HCH (alpha-, beta-and gamma-isomers, 52-70 vs. 147 pg/m 3 ), HCB (34-48 vs. <0.1 pg / m 3 ) and pentachlorobenzene (6.8-9.9 vs. 6.0 pg/m 3 ) were found (Lammel et al 2011). In Estonia, some investigation was made to analyze distribution pattern of HCB and DDT compounds in soil (Roots et al 2010). Generally, there was no satisfactory information about herbicides or pesticides content in the soil collected from playgrounds or different urban areas in EU countries.…”

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Herbicide and pesticide occurrence in the soils of children’s playgrounds in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Šapčanin

Cakal

Imamovic

et al. 2016

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Pesticide pollution in Sarajevo public playgrounds is an important health and environmental issue, and the lack of information about it is causing concerns amongst the general population as well as researchers. Since children are in direct contact with surface soils on children's playgrounds, such soils should be much more carefully examined. Furthermore, herbicides and pesticides get transmitted from soil surfaces brought from outside the urban areas, or they get dispersed following their direct applications in urban areas. Infants' and children's health can be directly affected by polluted soils because of the inherent toxicity and widespread use of the different pesticides in urban environments such as playgrounds. In addition to that, the presence of chromated copper arsenate (CCA) wood preservative pesticide found as soil pollutant in playing equipment was also documented. Soil samples from playgrounds were collected and analyzed for triazines, carbamates, dithiocarbamates, phenolic herbicides and organochlorine pesticides. Samples for the determination of heavy metals Cu, Cr and As were prepared by microwave-assisted acid digestion, and the findings were determined by using an inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometer. Triazines, carbamates, dithiocarbamates, chlorphenoxy compounds, phenolic herbicides, organochlorine pesticides and organotin compounds were detected in playground soils and their determined concentrations (mg/kg) were respectively found as follows: <0.005, <0.05, <0.5, < 0.4, <0.1, <0.001 and <0.004. The determined contents (mg/kg) of Cu, Cr and As were in the ranges from 16.77 to 80.21, from 7.14 to 15.45 and from 3.31 to 4.43, respectively. Our preliminary results raise concerns about potential adverse effects of herbicides and pesticides on human health, which strengthens the case for a more preventative and protective approach to the uncontrolled presence of herbicides and pesticides in Sarajevo's playground soils.

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“…Table 5. Nitric acid concentrations at the Lahemaa observation station (protected from precipitation) and deposition of particles on passive samplers (exposed sheltered from weather conditions) in 2002Roots 2008;Roots et al, 2010;Tidblad et al, 2008Tidblad et al, , 2011 Beginning of exposure 1997(Final Report, 2005Kreislova et al, 2007;Reiss and Faller, 2007;Yates, 2007;Roots, 2008;Tidblad et al, 2008Tidblad et al, , 2011Tidblad et al, , 2013Lombardo and Ionescu, 2009;Lombardo et al, 2010;Roots et al, 2011) Exposure (Kreislova et al, 2007). ** Exposure in the framework of the EU project MULTI-ASSESS (http://www.corr-institute.se/MULTI-ASSESS).…”

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“…Also random measurements of persistent organic pollutants in the ambient air have been performed at the Lahemaa station using passive samplers (Roots and Sweetman, 2007;Roots et al, 2010).…”

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ICP Materials: long-term studies at the Lahemaa monitoring station, Estonia

Roots¹

2015

Proc. Estonian Acad. Sci.

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The UNECE International Co-operative Programme on Effects on Materials, including Historic and Cultural Monuments (ICP Materials) is an ongoing research programme in the framework of which air pollution and the effect of climate on the corrosion and soiling of various natural and synthetic materials, among them on historic and cultural monuments, is studied. So far these studies have revealed that even though air pollution has continuously declined in Estonia, no significant reduction in corrosion on the displayed sample plates at the Lahemaa test site could be observed. The present article is based on annual data on the corrosion of carbon steel, zinc, and limestone and the soiling of modern glass in the air at the Estonian Lahemaa observation station from the period

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Distribution pattern of PCBs, HCB and PeCB using passive air and soil sampling in Estonia

Cited by 31 publications

References 17 publications

Occurrence and characterization of selected organochlorine contaminants in outdoor dust collected from Xinxiang, a fast developing city in North China

Occurrence and characterization of selected organochlorine contaminants in outdoor dust collected from Xinxiang, a fast developing city in North China

Herbicide and pesticide occurrence in the soils of children’s playgrounds in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

ICP Materials: long-term studies at the Lahemaa monitoring station, Estonia

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