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Assessing levels of POPs in air over the South Atlantic Ocean off the coast of South America.
Pegoraro, César N; Harner, Tom; Su, Ky; Chiappero, Malisa S.
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  • Pegoraro CN; Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Funes 3350, B7602AYL Mar del Plata, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), CCT Mar Del Plata, Argentina.
  • Harner T; Air Quality Processes Research Section, Environment and Climate Change Canada, 4905 Dufferin St., Toronto, ON M3H 5T4, Canada.
  • Su K; Air Quality Processes Research Section, Environment and Climate Change Canada, 4905 Dufferin St., Toronto, ON M3H 5T4, Canada.
  • Chiappero MS; Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Funes 3350, B7602AYL Mar del Plata, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), CCT Mar Del Plata, Argentina. Electronic address: mchiappero@mdp.edu.ar.
Sci Total Environ ; 571: 172-7, 2016 Nov 15.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27471982
The occurrence of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in the atmosphere of the near-coast South Atlantic Ocean was studied. Air samples were collected using a high-volume air sampler (filter and polyurethane foam) on board the Argentinean research cruise R/V Puerto Deseado (CONICET). Samples were analyzed for 50 polychlorinated biphenyl (PCBs), 22 organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and 14 polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs). These POPs classes showed a trend of decreasing levels from near-shore to open ocean sites. OCPs and PCBs were in the same order of magnitude (2.71-87.1pg/m(3) and 9.56-130pg/m(3), respectively) while PBDEs levels were significantly lower (0.69-2.58pg/m(3)). Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethanes (DDTs), endosulfans, chlordanes, hexachlorocyclohexanes (HCHs) and heptachlors were between 0.20 and 17.8pg/m(3), while drines and hexachlorobenzene (HCB) were at lower levels (0.28-3.71pg/m(3)). The most frequently detected PCBs were congeners 32, 28, 44, 52, 95, representing >50% of the total. The PBDEs congener pattern was dominated by congener 209 (70%), followed by 47 and 99 (16% and 7%, respectively). Air parcel back trajectories for the study period provided few insights as trajectories mainly stemmed from the open ocean with limited inputs from continental sources. These results indicate that the concentration of POPs (namely PCBs, OCPs, and PBDEs) in air remain elevated in the near-shore environment and then drop-off substantially beyond a distance of about 400km. This has implications for the loading of POPs and delivery to the marine environment in the near coastal zone.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Praguicidas / Bifenilos Policlorados / Poluentes Atmosféricos / Éteres Difenil Halogenados País/Região como assunto: America do sul / Argentina / Brasil / Uruguay Idioma: En Revista: Sci Total Environ Ano de publicação: 2016 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Argentina País de publicação: Holanda
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Praguicidas / Bifenilos Policlorados / Poluentes Atmosféricos / Éteres Difenil Halogenados País/Região como assunto: America do sul / Argentina / Brasil / Uruguay Idioma: En Revista: Sci Total Environ Ano de publicação: 2016 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Argentina País de publicação: Holanda