Temporal Trends of Organochlorine Pesticides in the Canadian Arctic Atmosphere

2002 ◽  
Vol 36 (5) ◽  
pp. 862-868 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Hung ◽  
C. J. Halsall ◽  
P. Blanchard ◽  
H. H. Li ◽  
P. Fellin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Organochlorine Pesticides ◽  
Temporal Trends ◽  
Canadian Arctic ◽  
Arctic Atmosphere

Spatial and temporal trends and effects of contaminants in the Canadian Arctic marine ecosystem: a review

1999 ◽  
Vol 230 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 83-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
D Muir ◽  
B Braune ◽  
B DeMarch ◽  
R Norstrom ◽  
R Wagemann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Marine Ecosystem ◽  
Temporal Trends ◽  
Canadian Arctic ◽  
Spatial And Temporal Trends

scholarly journals Polyfluoroalkyl compounds in the Canadian Arctic atmosphere

2011 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 399 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lutz Ahrens ◽  
Mahiba Shoeib ◽  
Sabino Del Vento ◽  
Garry Codling ◽  
Crispin Halsall
Keyword(s):  
Gas Phase ◽  
Environmental Concern ◽  
Canadian Arctic ◽  
High Volume ◽  
Ambient Air ◽  
Coast Guard ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Particle Phase ◽  
Method Performance ◽  
Arctic Atmosphere

Environmental contextPerfluoroalkyl compounds are of rising environmental concern because of their ubiquitous distribution in remote regions like the Arctic. The present study quantifies these contaminants in the gas and particle phases of the Canadian Arctic atmosphere. The results demonstrate the important role played by gas–particle partitioning in the transport and fate of perfluoroalkyl compounds in the atmosphere. AbstractPolyfluoroalkyl compounds (PFCs) were determined in high-volume air samples during a ship cruise onboard the Canadian Coast Guard Ship Amundsen crossing the Labrador Sea, Hudson Bay and the Beaufort Sea of the Canadian Arctic. Five PFC classes (i.e. perfluoroalkyl carboxylates (PFCAs), polyfluoroalkyl sulfonates (PFSAs), fluorotelomer alcohols (FTOHs), fluorinated sulfonamides (FOSAs), and sulfonamidoethanols (FOSEs)) were analysed separately in the gas phase collected on PUF/XAD-2 sandwiches and in the particle phase on glass-fibre filters (GFFs). The method performance of sampling, extraction and instrumental analysis were compared between two research groups. The FTOHs were the dominant PFCs in the gas phase (20–138 pg m–3), followed by the FOSEs (0.4–23 pg m–3) and FOSAs (0.5–4.7 pg m–3). The PFCAs could only be quantified in the particle phase with low levels (<0.04–0.18 pg m–3). In the particle phase, the dominant PFC class was the FOSEs (0.3–8.6 pg m–3). The particle-associated fraction followed the general trend of: FOSEs (~25 %) > FOSAs (~9 %) > FTOHs (~1 %). Significant positive correlation between ∑FOSA concentrations in the gas phase and ambient air temperature indicate that cold Arctic surfaces, such as the sea-ice snowpack and surface seawater could be influencing FOSAs in the atmosphere.

Summary of temporal trends in pollutant levels observed in marine mammals

1999 ◽  
pp. 149-155 ◽  
Author(s):  
Assumpción Borrel ◽  
Petter J.H. Reijnders
Keyword(s):  
Relative Abundance ◽  
Time Trends ◽  
Marine Mammals ◽  
Temporal Trends ◽  
Canadian Arctic ◽  
The Future ◽  
Available Information

The present paper reviews reported time trends in concentrations and relative abundance of pollutants in marine mammals. Available information refers only to pinnipeds and cetaceans, mainly covers the period 1969-1988 and focuses on DDTs, PCBs and mercury. Although data are limited, there are indications that in the Canadian Arctic, mercury levels in marine mammals have increased in recent decades. By contrast, during the late 1970s and the 1980s, concentrations of DDTs and PCBs in marine mammals from highly polluted areas have tended to decrease. While this trend is likely lo continue for DDTs in the future, it is foreseen that until at least the first decades of the next century, PCB levels will stabilise as degradation is compensated by new inputs caused by the recycling of the fraction currently present in non-marine compartments.

scholarly journals Spatial and Temporal Distributions of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Sediments from the Canadian Arctic Archipelago

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Corminboeuf ◽  
Jean-Carlos Montero-Serrano ◽  
Richard St-Louis
Keyword(s):  
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons ◽  
Aromatic Hydrocarbons ◽  
Surface Sediments ◽  
Temporal Trends ◽  
Canadian Arctic ◽  
Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Diagnostic Ratios ◽  
Canadian Arctic Archipelago ◽  
Sediment Samples ◽  
Polycyclic Aromatic

<p>The concentrations of 23 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs; 16 parent and 7 alkylated PAHs) in 113 surface marine sediment samples, 13 on-land sediment samples and 8 subsampled push cores retrieved from the Canadian Arctic Archipelago (CAA) were calculated. PAHs were extracted via accelerated solvent extraction (ASE) and quantified via gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The sums of the concentrations 16 PAHs in the surface sediments ranged from 7.8 to 247.7 ng g<sup>-1</sup> (dry weight [dw]) basis). The PAH inputs to the sediments have remained constant during the last century and agree with the results obtained for the surface sediments. Diagnostic ratios indicated that the PAHs in the CAA mainly originate from natural petrogenic sources, with some pyrogenic sources. Temporal trends did not indicate major source shifts and largely indicated petrogenic inputs. Overall, the sediments retrieved from the CAA have low PAH concentrations that are mainly natural.</p>

Musks and organochlorine pesticides in breast milk from Shanghai, China: Levels, temporal trends and exposure assessment

2012 ◽  
Vol 84 ◽  
pp. 325-333 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing Zhou ◽  
Xiangying Zeng ◽  
Kewen Zheng ◽  
Xuejing Zhu ◽  
Li Ma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Milk ◽  
Exposure Assessment ◽  
Organochlorine Pesticides ◽  
Temporal Trends
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