Open AccessToxaphene and Other Organochlorines in Arctic Ocean Fauna: Evidence for Atmospheric Delivery
Author(s) -
Terry F. Bidleman,
Gregory W. Patton,
Michael D. Walla,
B. T. Hargrave,
W. Peter Vass,
P. E. Erickson,
Brian R. Fowler,
Veronica J. Scott,
D.J. Gregor
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
arctic
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.503
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1923-1245
pISSN - 0004-0843
DOI - 10.14430/arctic1671
Subject(s) - toxaphene , hexachlorobenzene , environmental chemistry , arctic , environmental science , biota , chlordane , zooplankton , seawater , snow , polybrominated diphenyl ethers , benthic zone , persistent organic pollutant , oceanography , pesticide , ecology , chemistry , pollutant , biology , geography , geology , meteorology
Residues of the insecticide toxaphene (polychlorinated camphenes, PCCs) and other organochlorines (00) were determined in air, snow, seawater, zooplankton, and benthic amphipods collected from an ice island in the Canadian Arctic. The simultaneous determination of OCs in the atmospheric, hydrologic, and biologic compartments provided evidence of an atmospheric link to polar food chains. PCCs were identified and quantified using capillary gas chromatography - negative ion mass spectrometry. The order of OC abundance in arctic air was: hexachlorocyclohexanes (HCHs) > hexachlorobenzene > PCCs > polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) > chlordanes > DDTs. In seawater, PCCs were exceeded only by the HCHs. Concentrations of PCBs and PCCs in two samples of benthic amphipods were the highest of the OCs detected.
Accelerating Research
Robert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom
Address
John Eccles HouseRobert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom