| Title: | Regional aspects and statistical characterisation of the load with semivolatile organic compounds at remote Austrian forest sites |
| Author(s): | Weiss P; Lorbeer G; Scharf S; |
| Address: | "Federal Environment Agency, Wien, Austria. weissp@ubavie.gv.at" |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s0045-6535(99)00365-3 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 0045-6535 (Print) 0045-6535 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Spruce needles and humus layer of 25 remote forest sites spread all over Austria were investigated for their concentrations of PCDD/F, PCB, HCH, HCB, PCP, DDX and PAH. Influences of the sites' location on the detected concentrations have been identified: The north of Austria was characterised by a comparably higher overall pollutant load. In addition, altitudinal aspects were addressed. Between several compounds significant positive correlations have been identified, which were more pronounced for compounds with a stronger causal relationship. Pattern analyses allowed to identify--even for the remote sites--differences between the relative PCDD/F, HCH, DDX and PAH patterns of the sites. Partly, these different patterns were related to significantly higher or lower corresponding absolute concentrations of the sites" |
| Keywords: | "Austria Benzofurans/analysis Dibenzofurans, Polychlorinated Dichlorodiphenyl Dichloroethylene/analysis Hexachlorobenzene/analysis Hexachlorocyclohexane/analysis Polychlorinated Biphenyls/analysis Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins/analogs & derivatives/analys;" |
| Notes: | "MedlineWeiss, P Lorbeer, G Scharf, S eng England 2000/03/30 Chemosphere. 2000 May-Jun; 40(9-11):1159-71. doi: 10.1016/s0045-6535(99)00365-3" |
