Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and hexachlorobenzene (HCB) in the equatorial Indian Ocean: temporal trend, continental outflow and air-water exchange

Yumei Huang; Jun Li; Yue Xu; Weihai Xu; Zhineng Cheng; Junwen Liu; Yan Wang; Chongguo Tian; Chunling Luo; Gan Zhang

doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.01.007

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and hexachlorobenzene (HCB) in the equatorial Indian Ocean: temporal trend, continental outflow and air-water exchange

Mar Pollut Bull. 2014 Mar 15;80(1-2):194-9. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.01.007. Epub 2014 Jan 23.

Authors

Yumei Huang¹, Jun Li², Yue Xu³, Weihai Xu⁴, Zhineng Cheng¹, Junwen Liu¹, Yan Wang³, Chongguo Tian⁵, Chunling Luo³, Gan Zhang³

Affiliations

¹ State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China; Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
² State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China. Electronic address: [email protected].
³ State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China.
⁴ CAS Key Laboratory of Marginal Sea Geology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China.
⁵ Laboratory of Coastal Zone Environmental Processes, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai, Shandong 264003, China.

PMID: 24462236
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.01.007

Abstract

Nineteen pairs of air and seawater samples collected from the equatorial Indian Ocean onboard the Shiyan I from 4/2011 to 5/2011 were analyzed for PCBs and HCB. Gaseous concentrations of ∑(ICES)PCBs (ICES: International Council for the Exploration of the Seas) and HCB were lower than previous data over the study area. Air samples collected near the coast had higher levels of PCBs relative to those collected in the open ocean, which may be influenced by proximity to source regions and air mass origins. Dissolved concentrations of ∑(ICES)PCBs and HCB were 1.4-14 pg L⁻¹ and 0.94-13 pg L⁻¹, with the highest concentrations in the sample collected from Strait of Malacca. Fugacity fractions suggest volatilization of PCBs and HCB from the seawater to air during the cruise, with fluxes of 0.45-34 ng m⁻² d⁻¹ and 0.36-18 ng m⁻² d⁻¹, respectively.

Keywords: Air–water exchange; HCB; PCBs; Sources; The equatorial Indian Ocean.

Publication types

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

MeSH terms

Air Pollutants / analysis*
Environmental Monitoring
Environmental Pollution / statistics & numerical data*
Hexachlorobenzene / analysis*
Indian Ocean
Polychlorinated Biphenyls / analysis*
Seawater / chemistry
Volatilization
Water Pollutants, Chemical / analysis*

Substances

Air Pollutants
Water Pollutants, Chemical
Hexachlorobenzene
Polychlorinated Biphenyls