This work aimed to investigate the contamination pattern in Kongsfjorden marine environment (Svalbard, 79 degrees N 12 degrees E) and to disentangle primary and secondary emissions. Surface seawater, sampled in two seasons, was analysed by GC-MS and LC-MS/MS to detect polychlorobiphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), nonylphenols (NPs), bisphenol A (BPA) and perfluoroalkyl and polyfluomalkyl substances (PFASs). In summer, average Sigma PAHs, BPA, Sigma NPs, Sigma PFASs and Sigma PCBs concentrations were 17.3 +/- 11.1 ng/L, 0.9 +/- 0.3 ng/L, 10.0 +/- 6.9 ng/L, 0.4 +/- 0.7 ng/L and 1.8 +/- 1.3 pg/L, respectively; while in winter, they were 13.6 +/- 10.1 ng/L, 0.5 +/- 0.2 ng/L, 6.8 +/- 3.3 ng/L, LOD and 0.6 +/- 0.4 pg/L, respectively. The application of generalized linear models (GLMs) highlighted that: PEAS pattern agrees their predominant long-range hydrospheric transport; the additive effect of the distance to glacier and harbour affected PAH, NP and BPA distributions; the additive effect of season and distance from the glacier, but not their interaction, influenced PCBs distribution, indicating melting glaciers as potential secondary POP sources.
Ademollo, N., Spataro, F., Rauseo, J., Pescatore, T., Fattorini, N., Valsecchi, S., et al. (2021). Occurrence, distribution and pollution pattern of legacy and emerging organic pollutants in surface water of the Kongsfjorden (Svalbard, Norway): Environmental contamination, seasonal trend and climate change. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN, 163 [10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111900].
Occurrence, distribution and pollution pattern of legacy and emerging organic pollutants in surface water of the Kongsfjorden (Svalbard, Norway): Environmental contamination, seasonal trend and climate change
Fattorini, Niccolò;
2021-01-01
Abstract
This work aimed to investigate the contamination pattern in Kongsfjorden marine environment (Svalbard, 79 degrees N 12 degrees E) and to disentangle primary and secondary emissions. Surface seawater, sampled in two seasons, was analysed by GC-MS and LC-MS/MS to detect polychlorobiphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), nonylphenols (NPs), bisphenol A (BPA) and perfluoroalkyl and polyfluomalkyl substances (PFASs). In summer, average Sigma PAHs, BPA, Sigma NPs, Sigma PFASs and Sigma PCBs concentrations were 17.3 +/- 11.1 ng/L, 0.9 +/- 0.3 ng/L, 10.0 +/- 6.9 ng/L, 0.4 +/- 0.7 ng/L and 1.8 +/- 1.3 pg/L, respectively; while in winter, they were 13.6 +/- 10.1 ng/L, 0.5 +/- 0.2 ng/L, 6.8 +/- 3.3 ng/L, LOD and 0.6 +/- 0.4 pg/L, respectively. The application of generalized linear models (GLMs) highlighted that: PEAS pattern agrees their predominant long-range hydrospheric transport; the additive effect of the distance to glacier and harbour affected PAH, NP and BPA distributions; the additive effect of season and distance from the glacier, but not their interaction, influenced PCBs distribution, indicating melting glaciers as potential secondary POP sources.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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