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Table 35: Literature survey of reported PCA concentrations in sediments world-wide and comparison
with additional samples analysed during this study by El-MS/MS to increase the data base for comparison.
All data are given in ng/g dry weight (dw). No TOC data were available for literature data
Sampling site
Literature
sPCAs[ng/g dw]
Harbour Hamburg, Germany
1
17
Lake, Canada
2
4.5-147
Lake, Switzerland
3
5
River, USA
4
70
Lake, Canada
4
1.6-257
Harbour, Canada
5
6-290
River Detroit
1
1800
Rivers, Germany
6
<5-83
River, Czech Republic
7
5-181
River, Spain
8
250-3'260
Sampling site
Literature
mPCAs[ng/g dw]
Lake, Canada
1
68
Harbour, Canada
9
290
Rivers, Germany
6
<10-370
Sea, Australia
10
1'108-16'403
Sampling site, this study
TOC[%]
Total PCAs Total PCAs
[ng/g dw]* [pig/g TOC]
River/sea sediments
Seine estuary 1, 49°27.1'N/0°1.13'E, 03.2004
1.6
147
6.7
Seine estuary 2, 49°27.6'N/0°3.3'E, 03.2004
0.07
84
120
Seine estuary 3, 49°28.0'N/0°38.4'E, 03.2004
0.8
87
10.9
Hamburg harbour, 1, 12.2003
3.1
116
3.7
Hamburg harbour 2, 02.2004
3.0
102
3.4
Hamburg harbour 3, 12.2003
2.2
154
7.0
Tromsp 1, 69°38.6'N/18°57.1 'E, 10.2002
1.8
103
5.7
Tromsp 2, 69°38.6'N/18°57.0'E, 10.2002
2.4
71
2.9
Suspended particulate matter
Elbe, 08.2002
7.9
214
3.1
North Sea 1, 51°30.0'N/2°40.0'E -
5.7
181
3.2
50°0.0'N/2°0.0'E, 07.2002
North Sea 2, 54°9.8'N/6°20.9'E, 08.2002
10.7
293
2.7
Neckar 1 km 8, 5 August 2002
5.7
152
2.7
km 8, 2 September 2002
3.6
km 8, 25 November 2002
5.9
km 8, 16 December 2002
5.0
Neckar 2 km 165, 7 August 2002
3.4
530
15.6
Rhine km 334, 3 August 2002
5.2
187
3.6
km 334, 4 September 2002
1.9
km 334, 18 December 2003
4.4
1: Stern et al. (2000); 2: Muir et al. (2000b); 3: Schmid and Muller (1985); 4: Tomy et al. (1999a); 5:
Marvin et al. (2003); 6: WHO (1996); Stejnarova et al. (2005); 8: Parera et al. (2004); 9: Muir et al.
(2000); 10: Kemmlein et al. (2002). *: relative to frans-chlordane.
