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Title: PCB's and chlorinated hydrocarbon pesticides in Antarctic atmosphere and hydrosphere

Abstract

PCBs and chlorinated hydrocarbon pesticides such as DDTs and HCHs (BHCs) were measured in air, water, ice and snow samples collected around the Japanese research stations in Antarctica and adjacent oceans during December 1980 to March 1982. The atmospheric concentrations of chlorinated hydrocarbons decreased in the transport process from northern lands to Antarctica, but the compositions of PCBs, DDT compounds and HCH isomers were relatively uniform throughout this process. Regional and seasonal variations were found in aerial concentrations of these pollutants at Syowa Station and adjacent seas in Antarctica. Chlorinated hydrocarbons were also detected in snow, ice, lake water and sea water samples, in which rather high concentrations were found in snow and ice samples. This suggests that snow and ice serve as media of supply of these pollutants into Antarctic marine environment.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Ehime Univ., Matsuyama, Japan
OSTI Identifier:
6881442
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Chemosphere; (United States)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 12:2
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; CHLORINATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT; SEASONAL VARIATIONS; PESTICIDES; ANTARCTICA; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; HYDROSPHERE; WATER POLLUTION; ANTARCTIC REGIONS; AROMATICS; CHEMISTRY; HALOGENATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; MASS TRANSFER; ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS; POLAR REGIONS; POLLUTION; VARIATIONS; 500200* - Environment, Atmospheric- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (-1989); 520200 - Environment, Aquatic- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (-1989)

Citation Formats

Tanabe, S, Hidaka, H, and Tatsukawa, R. PCB's and chlorinated hydrocarbon pesticides in Antarctic atmosphere and hydrosphere. United States: N. p., 1983. Web.
Tanabe, S, Hidaka, H, & Tatsukawa, R. PCB's and chlorinated hydrocarbon pesticides in Antarctic atmosphere and hydrosphere. United States.
Tanabe, S, Hidaka, H, and Tatsukawa, R. 1983. "PCB's and chlorinated hydrocarbon pesticides in Antarctic atmosphere and hydrosphere". United States.
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title = {PCB's and chlorinated hydrocarbon pesticides in Antarctic atmosphere and hydrosphere},
author = {Tanabe, S and Hidaka, H and Tatsukawa, R},
abstractNote = {PCBs and chlorinated hydrocarbon pesticides such as DDTs and HCHs (BHCs) were measured in air, water, ice and snow samples collected around the Japanese research stations in Antarctica and adjacent oceans during December 1980 to March 1982. The atmospheric concentrations of chlorinated hydrocarbons decreased in the transport process from northern lands to Antarctica, but the compositions of PCBs, DDT compounds and HCH isomers were relatively uniform throughout this process. Regional and seasonal variations were found in aerial concentrations of these pollutants at Syowa Station and adjacent seas in Antarctica. Chlorinated hydrocarbons were also detected in snow, ice, lake water and sea water samples, in which rather high concentrations were found in snow and ice samples. This suggests that snow and ice serve as media of supply of these pollutants into Antarctic marine environment.},
doi = {},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6881442}, journal = {Chemosphere; (United States)},
number = ,
volume = 12:2,
place = {United States},
year = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1983},
month = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1983}
}