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Polychlorinated phenols and their metabolites in soil and earthworms of sawmill environment
Janne SalminenVeikko HuhtaH. HakalaHelena PalmJuha KnuutinenJari Haimisubject
ChlorophenolTopsoilEnvironmental EngineeringChromatographybiologyHealth Toxicology and MutagenesisEarthwormPublic Health Environmental and Occupational HealthGeneral MedicineGeneral Chemistrybiology.organism_classificationPollutionSoil contaminationPentachlorophenolchemistry.chemical_compoundchemistryDry weightEnvironmental chemistryEnvironmental ChemistrySelected ion monitoringGas chromatographydescription
Abstract Topsoil and earthworm samples collected from three Finnish sawmill environments were analysed for polychlorinated phenols, 2,3,4,6-tetrachloro- and pentachlorophenol, and their metabolites. Analyses were carried out by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry using a selected ion monitoring technique and by dual-channel gas chromatography using quartz capillary columns and two electron capture detectors. The total chlorophenol concentrations ranged from ca. 260 to 480 μg/g (dry weight) in soil and from ca. 140 to 3500 μg/g fat in earthworms. The most important metabolites in soil were chlorinated dihydroxy-benzenes (also at ppm level); only traces of chlorinated anisoles were detected in soil. 2,3,4,6-Tetrachloroanisole and pentachloroanisole were found at ppm level in fat of earthworms.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990-01-01 | Chemosphere |