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Endosulfan, pentachlorobenzene and short-chain chlorinated paraffins in background soils from Western Europe

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Endosulfan, pentachlorobenzene and short-chain chlorinated paraffins in background soils from Western Europe. / Halse, Anne Karine; Schlabach, Martin; Schuster, Jasmin et al.
In: Environmental Pollution, Vol. 196, 2015, p. 21-28.

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Halse AK, Schlabach M, Schuster J, Jones KC, Steinnes E, Breivik K. Endosulfan, pentachlorobenzene and short-chain chlorinated paraffins in background soils from Western Europe. Environmental Pollution. 2015;196:21-28. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2014.09.009

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Halse, Anne Karine ; Schlabach, Martin ; Schuster, Jasmin et al. / Endosulfan, pentachlorobenzene and short-chain chlorinated paraffins in background soils from Western Europe. In: Environmental Pollution. 2015 ; Vol. 196. pp. 21-28.

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title = "Endosulfan, pentachlorobenzene and short-chain chlorinated paraffins in background soils from Western Europe",
abstract = "Soils are major reservoirs for many persistent organic pollutants (POPs). In this study, “newly” regulated POPs i.e. Σendosulfans (α-endosulfan, β-endosulfan, endosulfan sulfate), pentachlorobenzene (PeCB), and short-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) were determined in background samples from woodland (WL) and grassland (GL) surface soil, collected along an existing latitudinal UK–Norway transect. Statistical analysis, complemented with plots showing the predicted equilibrium distribution and mobility potential, was then explored to discuss factors controlling their spatial distribution. SCCPs were detected with the highest average concentrations (35 ± 100 ng/g soil organic matter (SOM)), followed by Σendosulfans (3 ± 3 ng/g SOM) and PeCB (1 ± 1 ng/g SOM). PeCB and Σendosulfans share many similarities in their distribution in these background soils as well as with several legacy POPs. A steep decline in concentrations of SCCPs with increasing latitude indicates that their occurrence is dictated by proximity to source regions, while concentrations of Σendosulfans peaked in regions experiencing elevated precipitation rates.",
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AU - Halse, Anne Karine

AU - Schlabach, Martin

AU - Schuster, Jasmin

AU - Jones, Kevin Christopher

AU - Steinnes, Eiliv

AU - Breivik, Knut

PY - 2015

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N2 - Soils are major reservoirs for many persistent organic pollutants (POPs). In this study, “newly” regulated POPs i.e. Σendosulfans (α-endosulfan, β-endosulfan, endosulfan sulfate), pentachlorobenzene (PeCB), and short-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) were determined in background samples from woodland (WL) and grassland (GL) surface soil, collected along an existing latitudinal UK–Norway transect. Statistical analysis, complemented with plots showing the predicted equilibrium distribution and mobility potential, was then explored to discuss factors controlling their spatial distribution. SCCPs were detected with the highest average concentrations (35 ± 100 ng/g soil organic matter (SOM)), followed by Σendosulfans (3 ± 3 ng/g SOM) and PeCB (1 ± 1 ng/g SOM). PeCB and Σendosulfans share many similarities in their distribution in these background soils as well as with several legacy POPs. A steep decline in concentrations of SCCPs with increasing latitude indicates that their occurrence is dictated by proximity to source regions, while concentrations of Σendosulfans peaked in regions experiencing elevated precipitation rates.

AB - Soils are major reservoirs for many persistent organic pollutants (POPs). In this study, “newly” regulated POPs i.e. Σendosulfans (α-endosulfan, β-endosulfan, endosulfan sulfate), pentachlorobenzene (PeCB), and short-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) were determined in background samples from woodland (WL) and grassland (GL) surface soil, collected along an existing latitudinal UK–Norway transect. Statistical analysis, complemented with plots showing the predicted equilibrium distribution and mobility potential, was then explored to discuss factors controlling their spatial distribution. SCCPs were detected with the highest average concentrations (35 ± 100 ng/g soil organic matter (SOM)), followed by Σendosulfans (3 ± 3 ng/g SOM) and PeCB (1 ± 1 ng/g SOM). PeCB and Σendosulfans share many similarities in their distribution in these background soils as well as with several legacy POPs. A steep decline in concentrations of SCCPs with increasing latitude indicates that their occurrence is dictated by proximity to source regions, while concentrations of Σendosulfans peaked in regions experiencing elevated precipitation rates.

KW - Short-chain chlorinated paraffins

KW - Endosulfan

KW - Pentachlorobenzene

KW - Background soils

KW - Soil organic matter

U2 - 10.1016/j.envpol.2014.09.009

DO - 10.1016/j.envpol.2014.09.009

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EP - 28

JO - Environmental Pollution

JF - Environmental Pollution

SN - 0269-7491

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