Distribution of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the pelagial of the Pomeranian Bay

• Authors: M. Graeve , D. Wodarg
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Investigations on individual chlorobiphenyls (PCBs) were carried out in the pelagial of the western Pomeranian Bay. An in-situ filtration/extraction system was used to distinguish between the particulate and dissolved chlorobiphenyls. Multidimensional gas chromatography (MDGC) techniques were applied to the separation and identification of individual chloro-biphenyls. The regional distribution of dissolved and particle (SPM) associated individual chloro-biphenyls is presented. The investigations of chlorobiphenyls in different seasons indicate no pronounced seasonal variability in the aqueous phase. However, the concentrations of particu-late chlorobiphenyls did exhibit seasonal maxima depending on plankton productivity.

Keywords

EN

PELAGIAL; POMERANIAN BAY; SESTON WATER; SOUTH BALTIC SEA

Discipline

• AQUATIC_SCIENCES: AQUATIC SCIENCES

• Publisher: Institute of Oceanography, University of Gdansk
• Journal: Oceanological Studies
• Year: 1996
• Volume: 25
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 39-45

Contributors

author

M. Graeve

author

D. Wodarg

• Document Type: article
• Publication order reference: D.Wodarg, Baltic Sea Research Institute, D-18119 Warnemunde, Seestr.15, Germany