A congener-specific survey for polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs) and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs) contamination in Masan Bay, Korea SCIE SCOPUS
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- Title
- A congener-specific survey for polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs) and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs) contamination in Masan Bay, Korea
- KIOST Author(s)
- Hong, Sang Hee(홍상희); Shim, Won Joon(심원준); Yim, Un Hyuk(임운혁)
- Alternative Author(s)
- Kannan; 홍상희; 심원준; 임운혁
- Publication Year
- 2007-08
- Abstract
- A congener-specific determination of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs) and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs) in 21 surface sediments from Masan Bay, Korea revealed that the most toxic 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (2,3,7,8-TCDD) was detected in 76% of the samples and 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzofuran (2,3,7,8-TCDF) in 100% of the samples analyzed. The concentration range of Sigma PCDDs and Sigma PCDFs are: 230-6900; 120-16 700 pg g(-1) dry mass respectively. WHO Toxic Equivalents (WHO-TEQ) in Masan Bay sediment ranged from 0.53 to 99 ng TEQ kg(-1) d.m. for PCDDs; 4 to 1300 ng TEQ kg(-1) d.m. for PCDFs. In comparison with an earlier survey, the concentrations of dioxins and furans have more than doubled and the Sigma WHO-TEQ values have increased 15 times within a decade. Both point and non-point sources of pollution are suspected, especially, local sewage treatment plants are found to contribute. (c) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
- ISSN
- 0045-6535
- Bibliographic Citation
- CHEMOSPHERE, v.68, no.9, pp.1613 - 1622, 2007
- Publisher
- PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
- Subject
- ISOMER-SPECIFIC DETERMINATION; TRACE ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS; WASTE INCINERATOR; AMBIENT AIR; SEDIMENTS; ACCUMULATION; SYSTEM; RIVER; PCBS
- Keywords
- urban development; transport; sewage; source identification; temporal trend
- Type
- Article
- Language
- English
- Document Type
- Article
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