CHLORINATED HYDROCARBONS (CHC) AND PCDD F-LEVELS IN SEDIMENTS AND BREAMS (ABRAMIS-BRAMA) FROM THE RIVER ELBE (CONTRIBUTION TO THE GERMAN ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIMEN BANKING)/

Authors
OXYNOS K SCHRAMM KW MARTH P SCHMITZER J
Citation
K. Oxynos et al., CHLORINATED HYDROCARBONS (CHC) AND PCDD F-LEVELS IN SEDIMENTS AND BREAMS (ABRAMIS-BRAMA) FROM THE RIVER ELBE (CONTRIBUTION TO THE GERMAN ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIMEN BANKING)/, Fresenius' journal of analytical chemistry, 353(1), 1995, pp. 98-100
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry Analytical
Journal title
Fresenius' journal of analytical chemistry → ACNP
ISSN journal
09370633
Volume
353
Issue
1
Year of publication
1995
Pages
98 - 100
Database
ISI
SICI code
0937-0633(1995)353:1<98:CH(APF>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
Chlorinated hydrocarbons have been determined in sediments and breams (Abramis brama) from different locations along the river Elbe, startin g from the border to the Czech Republic down-stream up to Cumlosen (ri ver km 470), near the frontier of the former German Democratic Republi c. High levels of hexachlorobenzene (HCB) have been found in sediments . HCB, DDT-metabolites and octachlorostyrene (OCS) have been the most dominant compounds in bream, especially fish from eastern sampling sit es have been heavily contaminated. Furthermore, sediments from 1991-19 93 have been analysed to determine polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins a nd dibenzofurans (PCDD/F), The CHC-burden of the river Elbe declines d ownstream, whereas the PCDD/F-content increases in that direction.