Abstract:The concentrations, potential sources, and compositional profile of PBDEs in the surface water and sediment of Nahoon Estuary, East London, South Africa, were investigated with solid-phase extraction and ultra-sonication, respectively, followed by gas-chromatography-electron capture detection. The seasonal range of the contaminants’ concentrations in water and sediment samples in spring season were ∑PBDE 329 ± 48.3 ng/L (25.32–785 ng/L) and ∑PBDE 4.19 ± 0.35 ng/g dw (1.91–6.57 ng/g), but ∑PBDE 62.1 ± 1.50 ng/L… Show more
“…In two sampling sites in the Eastern Cape, the concentration of ∑PBDEs detected in water samples from Sundays Estuary ranged from 2.5 to 39.1 ng/L and Swartkops estuary ranged from 2.5 to 168.8 ng/L [ 43 ]. Ohoro et al [ 44 ] found a range of ∑PBDEs 30.1–785 ng/L in an estuary in East London, South Africa with different seasonal concentrations detected.…”
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“…In two sampling sites in the Eastern Cape, the concentration of ∑PBDEs detected in water samples from Sundays Estuary ranged from 2.5 to 39.1 ng/L and Swartkops estuary ranged from 2.5 to 168.8 ng/L [ 43 ]. Ohoro et al [ 44 ] found a range of ∑PBDEs 30.1–785 ng/L in an estuary in East London, South Africa with different seasonal concentrations detected.…”
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