Distribution and source apportionments of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in mariculture sediments from the Pearl River Delta, South China

Hong-sheng Wang; Jun Du; Ho-man Leung; Anna Oi Wah Leung; Peng Liang; John P. Giesy; Chris K.C. Wong; Ming-Hung Wong

doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2011.02.009

Distribution and source apportionments of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in mariculture sediments from the Pearl River Delta, South China

Hong-sheng Wang, Jun Du, Ho-man Leung, Anna Oi Wah Leung, Peng Liang, John P. Giesy, Chris K.C. Wong, Ming-Hung Wong

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Surface and core sediments collected from six mariculture farms in the Pearl River Delta (PRD) were analyzed to evaluate contamination levels of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). The ∑PCBs (37 congeners) concentrations ranged from 5.10 to 11.0ngg^-1 (mean 7.96ngg^-1) in surface and 3.19 to 22.1ngg^-1 (mean 7.75ngg^-1) in core sediments, respectively. The concentrations were significantly higher than that measured in the sediments of their corresponding reference sites, whereby the average enrichment percentages were 62.0% and 42.7% in surface and core sediments, respectively. Significant correlations (R²=0.77, p

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	516-522
Journal	Marine Pollution Bulletin
Volume	63
Issue number	5-12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2011.02.009
Publication status	Published - 2011

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Fish feed
Mariculture
PCBs

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Distribution and source apportionments of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in mariculture sediments from the Pearl River Delta, South China

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