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ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY
卷 31, 期 10, 页码 2239-2245出版社
WILEY-BLACKWELL
DOI: 10.1002/etc.1957
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Polybrominated diphenyl ether; Marine sediment; Southern California Bight; Urban runoff
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) were measured in surface sediments from 121 locations within the Southern California Bight. Site selection was based on a probabilistic approach to determine the spatial extent and magnitude of PBDE concentrations with known confidence intervals. Coastal embayments (including estuaries, marinas, ports, and bays) and the continental shelf out to the lower slope were sampled. Thirteen PBDEs were detected at 92 of the sites, with a geometric mean and maximum of 4.7 and 560?ng/g dry weight (sum of 13 congeners), respectively. The PBDE concentrations were higher in coastal embayments than in offshore locations. Embayments had an area-weighted geometric mean total PBDE concentration of 12 (95% confidence interval, 8.017) ng/g dry weight and a total PBDE mass of 110 (77160) kg. The offshore stratum, which is 99% of the total area, had an area-weighted geometric mean total PBDE concentration of 2.0 (1.62.5) ng/g dry weight and a total PBDE mass of 860 (7001,100) kg. The five highest PBDE concentrations were associated with the mouths of urban rivers, indicating that urban runoff is likely a major input of PBDEs to these coastal marine waters. The outfalls of wastewater treatment plants were not observed to be major sources. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 2012; 31: 22392245. (c) 2012 SETAC
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