Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Surface Sediments from the Pearl River Delta and Macau

Surface sediments collected at 17 sites in the Pearl River estuary and the region off Macau, People's Republic of China, were analyzed for PCB content. The highest concentration of 485 mu g/kg dry weight was measured in sediment from the Pearl River section running through the industrial distri...

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Published in:Marine pollution bulletin 2000-09, Vol.40 (9), p.794-797
Main Authors: Kang, Yuehui, Sheng, Guoying, Fu, Jiamo, Mai, Bixian, Zhang, Gan, Lin, Zheng, Min, Yushun
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
China, Guangdong Prov., Zhujiang Delta
China, People's Rep., Pearl R. Delta
Earth sciences
Earth, ocean, space
Engineering and environment geology. Geothermics
Exact sciences and technology
Marine
Pollution
Pollution sources. Measurement results
Pollution, environment geology
Soil and sediments pollution
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Summary:Surface sediments collected at 17 sites in the Pearl River estuary and the region off Macau, People's Republic of China, were analyzed for PCB content. The highest concentration of 485 mu g/kg dry weight was measured in sediment from the Pearl River section running through the industrial district of Guangzhou. The second highest concentration of 339 mu g/kg was recorded in sediment from the inner harbor at Macau. Both of these sediments were highly polluted relative to the bulk of the remaining samples, which had PCB concentrations in the 10-15 mu g/kg range.
ISSN:0025-326X
1879-3363
DOI:10.1016/S0025-326X(00)00089-8