Kylin, Henrik
- Institutionen för vatten och miljö, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
Sammanfattning
Air and water were sampled in the Canadian Archipelago during summer on the Tundra Northwest 1999 (TNW-99) expedition and air was sampled at Resolute Bay (1313), Nunavut, to determine the gas exchange of a-and gamma-hexachlorocyclohexanes (HCHs) and the enantiomers of alpha-HCH. Air concentrations of Sigma HCH during TNW-99 and at RB were similar, averaging 55 and. 53 pg m(-3), respectively. The net gas exchange direction was volatilization for alpha-HCH and near equilibrium or deposition for gamma-HCH, whereas actual fluxes depended on the fraction of open water. Enantiomer fractions, EF = (+)/[(+) + (-)] of alpha-HCH in air sampled from shipboard were significantly correlated to those in surface water for events with >90% open water, but were closer to racemic and not correlated to EFs in water for events with 0-50% open water. Levels of alpha-HCH in air at RB averaged 37 9 pg m(-3) from June to early July, and EFs were close to racemic (0.496 +/- 0.004). In mid-July the ice pack broke up around RB. From this point through August, air concentrations increased significantly to 53 +/- 5 pg m(-3), and the mean EF decreased significantly to 0.483 +/- 0.009. Air concentrations of gamma-HCH at RB did not differ significantly before (8.0 +/- 3.7 pg m(-3)) and after (6.6 +/- 0.76 pg m(-3)) ice breakup. Results show that a-HCH enantiomers are sensitive tracers for following the impact of ice cover loss on gas exchange in the Arctic.
Nyckelord
Persistent organic pollutants; POPs; Arctic; marine science
Publicerad i
Environmental Science and Technology
2008, volym: 42, nummer: 2, sidor: 465-470
Utgivare: AMER CHEMICAL SOC
SLU författare
Globala målen (SDG)
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UKÄ forskningsämne
Miljö- och naturvårdsvetenskap
Publikationens identifierare
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/es071646v
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https://res.slu.se/id/publ/17494