Persistent organic pollutants in Detroit River suspended sediments: polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans, dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls and polychlorinated naphthalenes

Märvin, Chris H.; Alaee, Mehran; Painter, S. L.; Charlton, Murray N.; Kauss, P. B.; Kolic, Terry; MacPherson, Karen; Takeuchi, Dallas; Reiner, Eric J.

doi:10.1016/s0045-6535(02)00287-4

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“…The PCDD/F concentrations of most of the samples were lower than 100 pg I-TEQ g À1 , which is quite close to values for lightly polluted rivers and bays in other countries, e.g., the Tama River, Tokyo Bay, and Osaka Bay in Japan (Onodera et al, 1999;Hosomi et al, 2003;Takigami et al, 2005); the Lower Great Lakes, North America (Marvin et al, 2002); and the Po River and Venice Lagoon, Italy (Frignani et al, 2001;Fattore et al, 2002). Wu et al (2001b) showed that PCDD/Fs, other than hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH), were prominent pollutants in some areas of the Yangtze River after production of HCH was banned in the late 1990s.…”

Section: Pcdd/f Levels In Environmental Samplessupporting

confidence: 70%

Levels of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans in China and chemometric analysis of potential emission sources

Zhu¹,

Hirai²,

Yu³

et al. 2008

Chemosphere

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Aimed to give a preliminary image of dioxin pollution in China, chemometric analysis was performed to determine background dioxin levels during the period 1994-2002 and potential emission sources. Using principal components analysis (PCA), the congener profiles of 71 sediment samples from rivers, lakes, and sea bays around China were compared with the congener profiles of various known or suspected industrial, residential, and municipal dioxin sources to determine whether the dioxin residues typically found in a broad range of potential environmental sources could explain the presence of these chemicals in China. It was found that the background dioxin levels of China were similar to those of lightly polluted samples from other countries during the period 1994-2002. Primary ferrous ore sintering and secondary lead and aluminum smelters were the major sources of dioxin emission in China. Chloranil and wastewater from chemical plants, sodium pentachlorophenate, and pulp bleaching were also important sources of dioxin emission. Open burning of e-waste as well as diesel-fueled and leaded gas-fueled vehicles were additional possible sources of dioxin. In contrast to other countries, in China, flue gases from incineration of municipal waste, hazardous waste, and medical waste might be minor sources of dioxin emission.

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Section: Pcdd/f Levels In Environmental Samplessupporting

confidence: 70%

Levels of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans in China and chemometric analysis of potential emission sources

Zhu¹,

Hirai²,

Yu³

et al. 2008

Chemosphere

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“…Compared with previous those of estuary and lake in the world including Humber Estuary, UK; Baltic Sea and Oder Estuary; Casco Bay, Maine, USA; GroBer Arbersee, Germany; Northern Newark Bay, USA, the levels of PCDD/Fs in the sediments of the Changjiang Estuary were quite lower (Table 4) (Vartiainen et al, 1995;Rose and McKay, 1996;Sakurai et al, 1996;Tyler and Millward, 1996;Bruckmeier et al, 1997;Dannenberger et al, 1997;Vartiainen et al, 1997;Wade et al, 1997;Eljarrat et al, 2001;Marvin et al, 2002;Prange et al, 2002;Naito et al, 2003; Wenning et al, 2004;Eljarrat et al, 2005;Hu et al, 2005;Ryoo et al, 2005;Zhang and Jiang, 2005;Suarez et al, 2006). It is also apparent that the concentrations of PCDD/Fs in the study estuary were close to those in the sediments of quite clear areas, such as coastal area of Queensland, Australia, and slightly less than the background of USA or Japan (<3 pg TEQ/g, dw) (Prange et al, 2002;Naito et al, 2003).…”

Section: Pollution Level and Risk Assessment Of Pcdd/fs In The Changjmentioning

confidence: 64%

Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs) and dibenzofurans (PCDFs) in surface sediment and bivalve from the Changjiang Estuary, China

Wen

Yang

et al. 2008

Chin. J. Ocean. Limnol.

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Surface sediments and bivalves were collected from the Changjiang Estuary in December 2003 and November 2004, respectively. Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs) and dibenzofurans (PCDFs) in these samples were measured with high-resolution chromatography (HRGC)/High Resolution Mass Spectrometer (HRMS). The concentrations of total PCDD/Fs and toxic equivalent (TEQ) were 169.83±119.63 and 0.81±0.36 pg/g dry weight (dw) in sediments, and 580.33±240.17 and 7.24±3.65 pg/g dw in bivalves. The homolog compositions of PCDD/Fs were similar among samples, the most abundant congener was octa-chlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin (OCDD) and then octa-chlorinated dibenzofuran (OCDF) and 1,2,3,4,6,7,. The herbicide pentachlorophenol (PCP) and sodium pentachlorophenol (Na-PCP) were proved the main source of PCDD/Fs in this area.

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“…The major source of dioxins and furans in the Detroit River appeared to be from the Conners Creek sewer overflow and the outflow of the Monguagon Creek in the Trenton Channel. This suggested a point source from chlor-alkali production in the lower Detroit River (Marvin et al, 2002). On the other hand, some of the PCB contamination from Green Bay originated from discharges from paper mills, particularly those that repulped carbonless copy paper, and contained high levels of Aroclor 1242 (Imamoglu and Christensen, 2002).…”

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Spatial Patterns and Rankings of Contaminant Concentrations in Herring Gull Eggs from 15 Sites in the Great Lakes and Connecting Channels, 1998–2002

Weseloh¹,

Pekarik²,

Solla³

2006

Environ Monit Assess

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Mean values of eight contaminants in Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) eggs were calculated for 15 Great Lakes sites for the 5 year period 1998-2002. The sites were ranked according to the concentrations of each of seven compounds relative to fish flesh criteria for the protection of piscivorous wildlife, and a single overall rank of contamination was calculated for each site. Based on this weighted ranking scheme, we found that sum PCBs, dioxin and DDE contributed the most (60.2, 30.5% and 8.5%, respectively) to the overall rankings. The weighted ranking scheme showed that eggs from Channel-Shelter Island (Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron), Strachan Island (St. Lawrence River) and Gull Island (northern Lake Michigan) ranked as the three most contaminated sites, while Agawa Rocks (eastern Lake Superior), Chantry Island (southern Lake Huron) and Port Colborne (eastern Lake Erie) ranked as the three least contaminated sites. Two of the three most contaminated sites are Areas of Concern; none of the three least contaminated sites are Areas of Concern.

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Persistent organic pollutants in Detroit River suspended sediments: polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans, dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls and polychlorinated naphthalenes

Cited by 65 publications

References 17 publications

Levels of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans in China and chemometric analysis of potential emission sources

Levels of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans in China and chemometric analysis of potential emission sources

Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs) and dibenzofurans (PCDFs) in surface sediment and bivalve from the Changjiang Estuary, China

Spatial Patterns and Rankings of Contaminant Concentrations in Herring Gull Eggs from 15 Sites in the Great Lakes and Connecting Channels, 1998–2002

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