The Carcinogenic Load of the Environment: Benzo(a)Pyrene in Sediments of Arctic Waters | Zendy

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The Carcinogenic Load of the Environment: Benzo(a)Pyrene in Sediments of Arctic Waters

Author(s) -

H. F. Stich,

Bruce P. Dunn

Publication year - 1980

Publication title -

arctic

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1923-1245

pISSN - 0004-0843

DOI - 10.14430/arctic2597

Subject(s) - arctic , pyrene , beaufort sea , the arctic , benzo(a)pyrene , environmental science , environmental chemistry , delta , carcinogen , sediment , benzopyrene , oceanography , geology , chemistry , geomorphology , organic chemistry , aerospace engineering , engineering

Baseline levels of the chemical carcinogen benzo(a)pyrene were measured in arctic sediments. Levels were highest in samples from the Mackenzie River delta and adjacent areas of the Beaufort Sea. The distribution of carcinogen did not correspond to the location of inhabited areas - a natural rather than a man-made source for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in arctic sediments is indicated.

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