title: Concentration and sources of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in surface soil near a municipal solid waste (MSW) landfill.
abstract: Due to a continuous demand of land for infrastructural and residential development there is a public concern about the condition of surface soil near municipal solid waste landfills. A total of 12 surface (0-20 cm) soil samples from a territory near a landfill were collected and the concentration of 16 PAHs and 7 PCB congeners were investigated in these samples. Limits of detection were in the range of 0.038-1.2 μg/kg for PAHs and 0.025-0.041 μg/kg for PCBs. The total concentration of ∑ PAHs ranged from 892 to 3514 μg/kg with a mean of 1974 μg/kg. The total concentration of ∑ PCBs ranged from 2.5 to 12 μg/kg with a mean of 4.5 μg/kg. Data analyses allowed to state that the PAHs in surface soils near a landfill were principally from pyrogenic sources. Due to air transport, PAHs forming at the landfill are transported outside the landfill. PCB origin is not connected with the landfill. Aroclor 1242 can be the source of PCBs in several samples.
authors.affiliation: Gdansk University of Technology (GUT), Chemical Faculty, 11/12, G. Narutowicza Str., 80-233 Gdansk, Poland. Electronic address: Alma@Melnyk.pl.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Melnyk
authors.affiliation: Gdansk University of Technology (GUT), Chemical Faculty, 11/12, G. Narutowicza Str., 80-233 Gdansk, Poland.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dettlaff
authors.affiliation: Gdansk University of Technology (GUT), Chemical Faculty, 11/12, G. Narutowicza Str., 80-233 Gdansk, Poland.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kuklińska
authors.affiliation: Gdansk University of Technology (GUT), Chemical Faculty, 11/12, G. Narutowicza Str., 80-233 Gdansk, Poland.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Namieśnik
authors.affiliation: Gdansk University of Technology (GUT), Chemical Faculty, 11/12, G. Narutowicza Str., 80-233 Gdansk, Poland; Medical University of Gdansk, Faculty of Health Sciences with Subfaculty of Nursing, Dębowa Str. 3, 80-204 Gdańsk, Poland.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wolska
mesh_terms: D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls / Q000032:analysis*; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons / Q000032:analysis*; D012987:Soil / Q000737:chemistry; D012989:Soil Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D062611:Solid Waste; D064091:Waste Disposal Facilities
chemical_list: D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons; D012987:Soil; D012989:Soil Pollutants; D062611:Solid Waste; D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls
keywords: Contamination; Landfill; Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs); Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs); Soil