PCDDs, PCDFs, PCBs and HCB in marine and estuarine sediments from Queensland, Australia.
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.
Müller
J F
JF
National Research Center for Environmental Toxicology, Qld., Australia.
Haynes
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D
McLachlan
M
M
Böhme
F
F
Will
S
S
Shaw
G R
GR
Mortimer
M
M
Sadler
R
R
Connell
D W
DW
D001315:Australia; D001572:Benzofurans / Q000032:analysis*; D001556:Hexachlorocyclohexane / Q000032:analysis*; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls / Q000032:analysis*; D000072317:Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000032:analysis; D012494:Sampling Studies; D012989:Soil Pollutants / Q000032:analysis; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*
D001572:Benzofurans; D000072317:Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins; D012989:Soil Pollutants; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D001556:Hexachlorocyclohexane; D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls