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PAHs, PCBs and chlorinated pesticides in sediments along Italian coast (central Adriatic and Tyrrhenian Seas)
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General | |
Data holding centre | ENEA Centro Ricerche Ambiente Marino (La Spezia) |
Country | Italy |
Time period | 1981-1992 |
Ongoing | No |
Geographical area | Coastal areas in central Adriatic Sea, central and northern Tyrrhenian Sea |
Observations | |
Parameters | Concentration of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the water column |
Instruments | Unknown |
Description | |
Summary | Polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons, chlorinated pesticides and polychlorobiphenyls have been identified and determined in coastal sediments by capillary gas chromatography-mass spectrometry after Soxhlet extraction with a petroleum ether-acetone mixture. Samples were collected in three different areas along the Italian coast, namely: central Adriatic Sea, between the towns of San Benedetto del Tronto and Termoli; central Tyrrhenian Sea, along the coast of Tuscany (between the harbours of Livorno and Piombino); and northern Tyrrhenian Sea in front of Vado Ligure. All the sampling sites were about 1 km from the coast. 25, 29 and 22 samples were obtained at each location, respectively, and the 0-20 cm layer of sediment was sampled by using a shipeck grab. Samples were placed in glass container, 5 ml of sodium azide (0.05 M) being added to avoid bacterial growth and stored in frozen condition. |
Originators | ENEA Centro Ricerche Ambiente Marino (La Spezia) |
Data web site | http://www.santateresa.enea.it |
Availability | |
Organisation | ENEA Centro Ricerche Ambiente Marino (La Spezia) |
Availability | By negotiation |
Contact | Bruschi A. |
Address | ENEA Centro Ricerche Ambiente Marino (La Spezia) |
Telephone | +39 0187 978215 |
Facsimile | +39 0187 978273 |
Administration | |
Collating centre | National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics - OGS, Division of Oceanography |
Local identifier | OGS-EDMED-144 |
Global identifier | 3831 |
Last revised | 1992-09-01 |