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Title: Distribution of PCDD/Fs and dioxin-like PCBs in sediment and plants from a contaminated salt marsh (Tejo estuary, Portugal)
Authors: Nunes, Margarida 
Vernisseau, Anaïs 
Marchand, Philippe 
Le Bizec, Bruno 
Ramos, Fernando 
Pardal, M. A. 
Keywords: Persistent organic pollutants; PCDD/Fs; PCBs; Sediiment; Halophytes; Sarcocornia perennis; Halimione portulacoides; Estuary
Issue Date: 2014
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Serial title, monograph or event: Environmental Science and Pollution Research
Volume: 21
Issue: 4
Abstract: Concentrations and profiles of 2,3,7,8-substituted polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins, polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) and dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (dl- PCBs)were investigated in sediment and plants collected from a salt marsh in the Tejo estuary, Portugal. The highest PCDD/F and dl-PCB concentrations were detected in uncolonized sediments, averaging 325.25±57.55 pg g−1 dry weight (dw) and 8,146.33±2,142.14 pg g−1 dw, respectively. The plants Sarcocornia perennis and Halimione portulacoides growing in PCDD/F and dl-PCB contaminated sediments accumulated contaminants in roots, stems, and leaves. It was observed that PCDD/F and dl-PCB concentrations in roots were significantly lower in comparison with stems and leaves. In general, concentration of ΣPCDD/Fs and Σdl-PCBs in H. portulacoides tissues were found to be twofold higher than those in S. perennis, indicating a difference in the accumulation capability of both species. Furthermore, congener profiles changed between sediments and plant tissues, reflecting a selective accumulation of low chlorinated PCDD/Fs and non-ortho dl-PCBs in plants.
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/10316/25520
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-013-2178-8
Rights: openAccess
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