Abstract
Homologue and congener profiles of PCDD/Fs in eels, passive sampler and sediment extracts from the Burrishoole, a rural upland catchment on the western Irish seaboard were compared with potential PCDD sources. ΣPCDD/F levels in eels ranged from 2.9 to 25.9 pg g-1 wet weight, which are elevated compared to other Irish locations. The OCDD congener dominated the pattern of ΣPCDD/Fs in all matrices from Burrishoole. Passive samplers were successfully deployed to identify for the first time the presence in the water column of PCDD/Fs and dimethoxylated octachlorodiphenyl ether (diMeOoctaCDE), impurities found in pentachlorophenol (PCP) production. Principal component analysis (PCA) identified similarities between PCDD/F profiles in technical PCP mixtures and environmental samples from the Burrishoole region. Results strongly suggest residual PCDD contamination associated with historic local use of a dioxin contaminated product in the catchment area, with pentachlorophenol a strong candidate.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 449-456 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Environmental Pollution |
| Volume | 184 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2014 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Anguilla anguilla
- PCDD/F
- Passive samplers
- Pentachlorophenol
- Principal components analysis
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