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Trends of organochlorine compounds in Finnish inland waters

Pertti HeinonenJaakko PaasivirtaSirpa Herve

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PaperAnodontaWater flowHealth Toxicology and MutagenesisFresh WaterAnisolesWaste Disposal FluidDDTAnimalsIndustryEnvironmental ChemistryEcotoxicologyLongitudinal StudiesOrganic ChemicalsIncubationFinlandbiologyChemistrybusiness.industryfood and beveragesPaper millGeneral MedicineMusselbiology.organism_classificationPolychlorinated BiphenylsPollutionBivalviaData Interpretation StatisticalEnvironmental chemistrySuspended matterChlorine CompoundsbusinessHexachlorocyclohexaneWater Pollutants ChemicalChlorophenolsEnvironmental Monitoring

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Caged common lake mussels (Anodonta piscinalis) have been used in the monitoring of organochlorine compounds in pulp and paper mill recipient watercourses of Finland annually from 1984 to 1998. Statistically significant decreasing trends of chlorophenols and chloroguaiacols originating from chlorobleaching were observed in all recipients in parallel with the decreasing discharges from the mills. Metabolites of chlorophenols, chloroanisoles and chloroveratroles had no or slightly increasing trends. Elevated PCB concentrations were measured in four watercourses. In two areas, PCBs were found to be significantly increasing, in two other cases they showed no trend. A mill producing recycled paper was apparently responsible for an increase of PCBs and DDE in recipient watercourses. Overall decreases were observed for other chlorohydrocarbons except for DDT. Material flows of chlorohydrocarbons were positively correlated with waterflows (Q) in some cases.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2001-05-22Environmental Science and Pollution Research
https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02987291