Publication details
Screening of short- and medium-chain chlorinated paraffins in selected riverine sediments and sludge from the Czech Republic
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| Year of publication | 2006 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Environmental Pollution |
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| Field | Analytic chemistry |
| Keywords | Chlorinated paraffins; Polychlorinated n-alkanes; Sediment; Gas chromatography–electron capture negative ion trap mass spectrometry; Czech Republic |
| Description | Wide distribution of chlorinated paraffins in the environment has already been demonstrated in several studies; however, information about their levels in the Central Europe is still very limited. First study focused on the SCCP contamination of the Czech aquatic environment have been performed recently, and its results motivated the authors to analyze sediments from a wide set of the Czech rivers in order to obtain more detailed information. Thirtysix sediment samples from eleven rivers and five drainage vents neighboring the chemical factories were analyzed; special attention was paid to the industrial areas. For the first time in the Czech Republic, mediumchain in addition to shortchain chlorinated paraffins were analyzed using GC/(ECNI)MS. Chlorinated paraffins were detected in sediment samples on the concentration levels up to 347 ng/g for shortchain chlorinated paraffins, and 5575 ng/g for mediumchain chlorinated paraffins. Average chlorination degree of SCCPs was 65%. |
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