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Bioturbation-driven release of buried PCBs and PBDEs from different depths in contaminated sediments
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- Josefsson, Sarah, 1976- (author)
- Umeå universitet,Kemiska institutionen,Umeå University
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- Leonardsson, Kjell (author)
- Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences,Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet,Institutionen för vilt, fisk och miljö,Department of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies
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- Gunnarsson, Jonas S. (author)
- Stockholms universitet,Systemekologiska institutionen,Department of Systems Ecology, Stockholm University, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Wiberg, Karin, 1959- (author)
- Umeå universitet,Kemiska institutionen,Umeå University
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- 2010-09-10
- 2010
- English.
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In: Environmental Science and Technology. - : American Chemical Society. - 0013-936X .- 1520-5851. ; 44:19, s. 7456-64
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Abstract
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- Bioturbation can remobilize previously buried contaminants, leading to an increased exposure of aquatic biota. The remobilization of buried polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) from three different sediment depth layers (2.0-2.5 cm, 5.0-5.5 cm, and 10.0-10.5 cm) was studied in a laboratory experiment with two benthic macrofauna species, the amphipod Monoporeia affinis and the polychaete Marenzelleria spp. Remobilization of PCBs and PBDEs was significantly higher in the presence of Marenzelleria spp. than in M. affinis treatments and controls (without macrofauna). The highest remobilization occurred from the most shallow layers (2.0-2.5 cm > 5.0-5.5 cm > 10.0-10.5 cm), but contaminants were remobilized due to bioturbation from layers down to at least 10 cm. Congeners with lower hydrophobicity were remobilized to a higher extent than more hydrophobic congeners. The contaminant distribution between the particulate and the dissolved phase in the water column depended on hydrophobicity and burial depth of the contaminant, with congeners from deeper layers displaying an increased distribution to the particulate phase. Release fluxes and sediment-to-water mass transfer coefficients (MTCs) show that bioturbation by the polychaete Marenzelleria spp. can lead to a significant remobilization of buried contaminants from Baltic Sea sediments.
Subject headings
- LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER -- Lantbruksvetenskap, skogsbruk och fiske -- Fisk- och akvakulturforskning (hsv//swe)
- AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES -- Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries -- Fish and Aquacultural Science (hsv//eng)
- LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER -- Annan lantbruksvetenskap -- Miljö- och naturvårdsvetenskap (hsv//swe)
- AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES -- Other Agricultural Sciences -- Environmental Sciences related to Agriculture and Land-use (hsv//eng)
Keyword
- Marenzelleria-Viridis Polychaeta
- Water Partition-Coefficients
- Baltic Sea Sediments
- Monoporeia-Affinis
- Marine-Sediments
- Organic-Matter
- Polychlorinated Biphenyl
- Congener Distributions
- NATURAL SCIENCES
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- ref (subject category)
- art (subject category)
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