Levels, Distribution, and Sources of Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Sediments of Lake Eymir, Turkey

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2013-08-01

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Gedik, Kadir
İmamoğlu, İpek

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Little information is available on the occurrence and fate of persistent organic pollutants in lakes of Turkey. The present study was performed as a first step to assess the occurrence, spatial distribution, and potential sources of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in surface sediments of Lake Eymir located in a special protection area. I 41PCB pound concentrations range from 1.09 to 2.33 ng g(-1) in 62 sediment samples collected from the lake. The spatial homogeneity of the PCBs along the whole lake suggests the resuspension or redistribution of historic PCB contamination. A chemical mass balance (CMB) receptor model was used to identify the possible sources of PCBs, for which a limited number of congeners are available for modeling purposes. Results indicated Clophen A60 to be the major PCB source in lake sediments. CMB analysis also showed the importance of a number of compounds used for the assessment of source contributions.

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Toxicology, Pollution, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, General Medicine

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/37969

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ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY

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https://doi.org/10.1007/s00244-013-9900-x

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K. Gedik and İ. İmamoğlu, “Levels, Distribution, and Sources of Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Sediments of Lake Eymir, Turkey,” ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY, pp. 203–211, 2013, Accessed: 00, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/37969.