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PCBs and PAHs in marine sediment, of Admiralty Bay

Entry ID: ECA003

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Summary

Abstract: This project focused on the PCBs in sediments of Admiral Bay on King George Island collected in the 1993/1994 austral summer. The individual concentrations of PCB congeners ranged from < 0.05 to 0.57 ng g-1 dry weight and the levels of total PCBs ranged from 2.03 to 5.91 ng g-1 dry weight. These levels are comparable to those found in Antarctic sediments from pristine regions
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Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1993-11-01

Stop Date: 1994-03-30

Location Keywords

OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN > SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Science Keywords

OCEANS > MARINE SEDIMENTS > SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY

ISO Topic Category

ENVIRONMENT

Instrument

GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS

Ancillary Keywords

biota

Gas Chromatograph - Electron Particle Detector

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Data Center

Institituto Oceanografico, Universidade de Sao Paulo

Data Center URL: http://www.io.usp.br/

Data Center Personnel
Name: ROSALINDA CARMELA MONTONE Phone: +55 11 3818 6570 Fax: +55 11 3818 6610 Email: rmontone at usp.br Contact Address: Preca do Oceanografico, 191 City: Sao Paulo Postal Code: 05508-900 Country: Brazil

Publications/References

Montone, R. C., Taniguchi, S., and Weber, R. R., 2001: Polychlorinated biphenyls in marine sediments of Admiralty Bay, King George Island, Antarctica. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 42, 611-614.

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2010-05-21

Last DIF Revision Date: 2010-05-26

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