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Elsevier, Science of the Total Environment, (497-498), p. 353-359, 2014

DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.07.109

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Comparative study on PCDD/F pollution in soil from the Antarctic, Arctic and Tibetan Plateau

Journal article published in 2014 by Shenglan Jia, Qiang Wang, Li Li ORCID, Xuekun Fang, Yehong Shi, Weiguang Xu, Jianxin Hu
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Abstract

The concentrations of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs) and dibenzofurans (PCDFs) in 35 soil samples collected from Fildes Peninsula in the Antarctic, Ny-Ålesund in the Arctic, and Zhangmu-Nyalam in the Tibetan Plateau were reported in this study. A comparison of the total concentration and TEQ of PCDD/Fs at the Three Poles was conducted. Both the total concentration and TEQ of PCDD/Fs demonstrates a decreasing trend in the order of Zhangmu-Nyalam (mean: 26.22pg/g, 0.37pgI-TEQ/g)>Ny-Ålesund (mean: 9.97pg/g, 0.33pgI-TEQ/g)>Fildes Peninsula (mean: 2.18pg/g, 0.015pgI-TEQ/g) (p<0.05). In all samples, the congener and homologue profiles dominated with higher (seven and eight) chlorinated PCDD/Fs (more than 85% of the total mass percentage of PCDD/Fs) at the Three Poles. Finally, a FLEXPART backward simulation was used to preliminarily identify the potential local and regional anthropogenic sources of PCDD/Fs. The results imply that the air masses passing over surrounding regions with significant PCDD/F emissions might contribute to the occurrence of PCDD/Fs in both the Arctic and Tibetan Plateau.