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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and polychlorinated biphenyls in topsoils of Harbin, China

  • Wanli Ma*
  • , Yifan Li
  • , Hong Qi
  • , Dezhi Sun
  • , Xiang Cheng
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Environment and Climate Change Canada
  • Harbin Institute of Technology

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Abstract

Concentration levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and polychlorinated biphenyls in topsoils collected in Harbin, China were presented. Total concentrations of 16 PAHs and 18 PCBs ranged from 17 to 3,260 ng g-1 dry weight and 0.025 to 1.795 ng g-1, respectively. Large differences of concentration levels were found from urban, suburban, and background/rural sites. PAH profiles were similar, with higher percentages of high-molecular-weight (HMW) PAHs. Composition of PCB homologues showed high percentage of HMW PCBs, in which Tetra-CBs, Penta-CBs and Hexa-CBs were abundant. A strong correlation was found between concentrations of PAHs and PCBs and total organic carbon contents of soil samples. PCB concentrations are higher in industrialized area than those at other sites, with a ratio of up two orders of magnitude, indicating potential sources of PCBs. Pyrogenic origins, such as coal and fuel combustion from domestic heating and traffic exhausts, were dominant PAH sources in Harbin.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAmerican Chemical Society - 235th National Meeting, Abstracts of Scientific Papers
StatePublished - 2008
Event235th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, ACS 2008 - New Orleans, LA, United States
Duration: 6 Apr 200810 Apr 2008

Publication series

NameACS National Meeting Book of Abstracts
ISSN (Print)0065-7727

Conference

Conference235th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, ACS 2008
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityNew Orleans, LA
Period6/04/0810/04/08

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