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Concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), nonylphenol. (NP) and octylphenol (OP) were measured in ...
Toxicol. and Environ. Chem., 2003, Vol. 85, Nos. 4–6, pp. 51–60

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS, POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS AND ALKYLPHENOLS IN SEDIMENTS FROM THE ODRA RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES, POLAND K. KANNANa,*, J.L. KOBERc, J.S. KHIMc, K. SZYMCZYKb,y, J. FALANDYSZb and J.P. GIESYc a

Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12201-0509, USA; bDepartment of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, University of Gdan´sk, PL80-952, Gdan´sk, Poland; cDepartment of Zoology, 213 National Food Safety and Toxicology Center, Institute for Environmental Toxicology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA (Received 6 November 2000; Revised 15 March 2001; In final form 16 March 2001)

Concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), nonylphenol (NP) and octylphenol (OP) were measured in sediments collected during June–August 1998 along the Odra River and its tributaries (Warta, Obrzyca, Barycz, Kaczawa and Bo´br Rivers) in Poland. In addition, raw and treated sewage sludge collected from Gdan´sk, Poland, were analyzed for the target compounds. Concentrations of PCBs in sediments varied widely, ranging from 2.7 to 412 ng/g, on a dry weight basis (dry wt). PAHs were the predominant compounds in sediments with concentrations ranging from 150 to 19 000 ng/g, dry wt. The distribution of concentrations of PAHs was more homogenous than that of PCBs. NP concentrations in sediments ranged from