Distribution characteristics and indicator significance of Dechloranes in multi-matrices at Ny-Ålesund in the Arctic

Guangshui Na; Wei Wei; Shiyao Zhou; Hui Gao; Xindong Ma; Lina Qiu; Linke Ge; Chenguang Bao; Ziwei Yao

doi:10.1016/j.jes.2014.07.019

Distribution characteristics and indicator significance of Dechloranes in multi-matrices at Ny-Ålesund in the Arctic

J Environ Sci (China). 2015 Feb 1:28:8-13. doi: 10.1016/j.jes.2014.07.019. Epub 2014 Nov 15.

Authors

Guangshui Na¹, Wei Wei², Shiyao Zhou³, Hui Gao⁴, Xindong Ma⁴, Lina Qiu⁵, Linke Ge⁴, Chenguang Bao⁴, Ziwei Yao⁴

Affiliations

¹ Key Laboratory for Ecological Environment in Coastal Areas, National Marine Environmental Monitoring Center, Dalian 116023, China; Research Center for Eco-environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China. Electronic address: gsna@nmenmc.gov.cn.
² Key Laboratory for Ecological Environment in Coastal Areas, National Marine Environmental Monitoring Center, Dalian 116023, China; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Liaoning Normal University, Dalian 116029, China.
³ Dalian Institute of Science & Technology, Dalian 116052, China.
⁴ Key Laboratory for Ecological Environment in Coastal Areas, National Marine Environmental Monitoring Center, Dalian 116023, China.
⁵ Key Laboratory for Ecological Environment in Coastal Areas, National Marine Environmental Monitoring Center, Dalian 116023, China; School of Biological Technology, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian 116034, China.

PMID: 25662232
DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2014.07.019

Abstract

In recent years, Dechloranes have been widely detected in the environment around the world. However, understanding and knowledge of Dechloranes in remote regions, such as the Arctic, remain lacking. Therefore, the concentrations of 5 Dechloranes in surface seawater, sediment, soil, moss, and dung collected from Ny-Ålesund in the Arctic were measured with the concentrations 93 pg/L, 342, 325, 1.4, and 258 pg/g, respectively, which were much lower than those in Asian and European regions. The mean ratios of anti-Dechlorane Plus (DP) to total DP (ƒanti) in seawater, sediment, soil, moss, dung, and atmospheric samples were 0.36, 0.21, 0.18, 0.27, 0.66, and 0.43, respectively. Results suggested that the main source of DP in seawater, sediment, soil, and moss was long-range atmospheric transport. However, the ratio identified in dung was different, for which the migration behavior of the organism is probably the main source of DP.

Keywords: Arctic; Dechloranes; Distribution characteristic; Multi-matrices; Ratio; Source analysis.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Arctic Regions
Environmental Monitoring*
Environmental Pollutants / analysis*
Flame Retardants / analysis*
Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated / analysis*
Norway

Substances

Environmental Pollutants
Flame Retardants
Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated