PCDDs, PCDFs, PCBs and HCB in marine and estuarine sediments from Queensland, Australia

J F Müller; D Haynes; M McLachlan; F Böhme; S Will; G R Shaw; M Mortimer; R Sadler; D W Connell

doi:10.1016/s0045-6535(99)00065-x

PCDDs, PCDFs, PCBs and HCB in marine and estuarine sediments from Queensland, Australia

Chemosphere. 1999 Oct;39(10):1707-21. doi: 10.1016/s0045-6535(99)00065-x.

Authors

J F Müller¹, D Haynes, M McLachlan, F Böhme, S Will, G R Shaw, M Mortimer, R Sadler, D W Connell

Affiliation

¹ National Research Center for Environmental Toxicology, Qld., Australia.

PMID: 10520488
DOI: 10.1016/s0045-6535(99)00065-x

Abstract

Concentrations of 2,3,7,8-chlorine substituted PCDDs, PCDFs, selected PCB congeners and HCB were determined in sediment samples collected from sites along the east coast of Queensland in northern Australia. PCDDs were detectable in all sediment samples while PCDFs, PCBs and HCB were mainly found in sediment samples collected from sites in the Brisbane metropolitan area. The results provide evidence that an unidentified source for higher chlorinated PCDDs exists along the Queensland coast.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Australia
Benzofurans / analysis*
Hexachlorocyclohexane / analysis*
Mass Spectrometry
Pilot Projects
Polychlorinated Biphenyls / analysis*
Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins / analogs & derivatives*
Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins / analysis
Sampling Studies
Soil Pollutants / analysis
Water Pollutants, Chemical / analysis*

Substances

Benzofurans
Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins
Soil Pollutants
Water Pollutants, Chemical
Hexachlorocyclohexane
Polychlorinated Biphenyls