title: Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and polychlorinated dibenzofurans in sediments from Hong Kong.
abstract: Concentrations of 2,3,7,8-substituted polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs) and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs) were determined in 14 sediment samples collected from four sites in the Mai Po Marshes Nature Reserve (within a RAMSAR Site) and from another six sites in Victoria Harbour and along the Hong Kong coastline. Elevated levels of PCDDs, and particularly OCDD, were detectable in all samples collected from the Mai Po Marshes and five of the six sites. In contrast to PCDDs, PCDFs were mainly found in sediment samples collected from industrial areas (Kwun Tong and To Kwa Wan) in Victoria Harbour. PCDD/ F levels and congener profiles in the samples from the Mai Po Marshes Nature Reserve in particular show strong similarities to those reported in studies which have attributed similar elevated PCDD concentrations to nonanthropogenic PCDD sources.
authors.affiliation: National Research Centre for Environmental Toxicology, University of Queensland, Coopers Plain, Australia. j.mueller@mailbox.uq.edu.au
authors.forename: Jochen F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Müller
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gaus
authors.forename: Joelle A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Prange
authors.forename: Olaf
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Päpke
authors.forename: Ka Fai
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Poon
authors.forename: M H W
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Lam
authors.forename: Paul K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Lam
mesh_terms: D001572:Benzofurans / Q000032:analysis*; D000072338:Dibenzofurans, Polychlorinated; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D019015:Geologic Sediments / Q000737:chemistry*; D006723:Hong Kong; D000072317:Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000032:analysis*; D012016:Reference Values; D012989:Soil Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D001572:Benzofurans; D000072338:Dibenzofurans, Polychlorinated; D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D000072317:Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins; D012989:Soil Pollutants