Reduced analytical availability of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's) in colored surface water. 2007

Egil T Gjessing, and Christine Steiro, and Georg Becher, and Alfred Christy
University of Oslo, Department of Chemistry, P.O. Box 1033, Blindern, 0315 Oslo, Norway. egil.gjessing@c2i.net

It has been generally accepted, during the last few decades, that the dissolved natural organic matter in water [DNOM] appearing as yellow brownish color, has become more and more "polluted" by inorganic and organic micro-pollutants. Due to the complexing properties of NOM, lipophilic organic micro-pollutants, such as, PCBs will be mobilized into water together with the DNOM. A mixture of eight PCBs, with Cl-content from tri-Cl to hepta-Cl, was added to solutions of ten different DNOMs. The DNOMs were aqua's solutions of RO-(reverse osmosis)-isolated material, having approximately the same concentration of carbon. After a contact time of three days, standard analytical PCB-method was used to determine the recovery of the added PCBs. The results show that the analytical availability of the added PCB was significantly reduced in the presence DNOM, compared to distilled water. The percentage loss in recovery of PCB increased with the content of Cl, in mean, from 3%/mg C for tri-Cl to 9%/mg C for hepta-Cl. The results also suggest that the analytical recovery of PCB was affected by the quality and the nature of the organic matter. For example the longer the DNOMs had been in the aquatic phase, the less efficient they are attached to the PCBs.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D009664 Norway A country located in northern Europe, bordering the North Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, west of Sweden. The capital is Oslo. Kingdom of Norway
D009930 Organic Chemicals A broad class of substances containing carbon and its derivatives. Many of these chemicals will frequently contain hydrogen with or without oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur, phosphorus, and other elements. They exist in either carbon chain or carbon ring form. Organic Chemical,Chemical, Organic,Chemicals, Organic
D011078 Polychlorinated Biphenyls Industrial products consisting of a mixture of chlorinated biphenyl congeners and isomers. These compounds are highly lipophilic and tend to accumulate in fat stores of animals. Many of these compounds are considered toxic and potential environmental pollutants. PCBs,Polychlorinated Biphenyl,Polychlorobiphenyl Compounds,Biphenyl, Polychlorinated,Biphenyls, Polychlorinated,Compounds, Polychlorobiphenyl
D004347 Drug Interactions The action of a drug that may affect the activity, metabolism, or toxicity of another drug. Drug Interaction,Interaction, Drug,Interactions, Drug
D004785 Environmental Pollutants Substances or energies, for example heat or light, which when introduced into the air, water, or land threaten life or health of individuals or ECOSYSTEMS. Environmental Pollutant,Pollutant,Pollutants,Pollutants, Environmental,Pollutant, Environmental
D005618 Fresh Water Water containing no significant amounts of salts, such as water from RIVERS and LAKES. Freshwater,Fresh Waters,Freshwaters,Water, Fresh,Waters, Fresh

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