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Distribution of PCBs in Sediment of Terranova Bay and Ross Sea

Entry ID: ECA002

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Summary

Abstract: Marine sediment is frequently used to reconstruct environmental pollution trends. This study regarded the distribution of PCBs in the sediment from Terra Nova Bay and Ross Sea gathered, during the 1990-1991 expedition. The relevant PCB concentrations ranged between 30-160 pg g-1, the variability was related to the particle size distribution. The depth profiles of PCB content in marine sediment samples collected in a few station clearly show that PCBs are confined in a surface layer of about 10 cm. The data were confirmed by results successively presented.

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1990-01-01

Stop Date: 1991-01-01

Location Keywords

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN > ROSS SEA

Science Keywords

OCEANS > MARINE SEDIMENTS

OCEANS > MARINE SEDIMENTS > SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY

ISO Topic Category

ENVIRONMENT

Instrument

GC-MS > Gas Chromatograph/Mass Spectrometry

Ancillary Keywords

ANTARCTICA

PCBS

marine, lake sediment

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Data Center

Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Universita di Pisa, Italy

Data Center URL: http://www.dcci.unipi.it/
Dataset ID: ECA002

Data Center Personnel
Name: ROGER FUOCO Phone: +39 050 2219254 Fax: +39 050 2219260 Email: fuoco at dcci.unipi.it Contact Address: University of Pisa Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry Via Risorgimento 35 City: Pisa Postal Code: 56126 Country: Italy

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2010-05-21

Last DIF Revision Date: 2010-05-26

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