| Title: | Distributions and sources of volatile chlorocarbons and bromocarbons in the Yellow Sea and East China Sea |
| Author(s): | Yang B; Yang GP; Lu XL; Li L; He Z; |
| Address: | "Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology, Ocean University of China, Ministry of Education/Qingdao Collaborative Innovation Center of Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266100, China; Guangxi Key Laboratory of Beibu Gulf Marine Biodiversity Conservation, Qinzhou University, Qinzhou 535099, China. Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology, Ocean University of China, Ministry of Education/Qingdao Collaborative Innovation Center of Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266100, China; Institute of Marine Chemistry, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China. Electronic address: gpyang@ouc.edu.cn. Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology, Ocean University of China, Ministry of Education/Qingdao Collaborative Innovation Center of Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266100, China. Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology, Ocean University of China, Ministry of Education/Qingdao Collaborative Innovation Center of Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266100, China; Institute of Marine Chemistry, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China" |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.03.009 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1879-3363 (Electronic) 0025-326X (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Six volatile halogenated organic compounds (VHOC), namely, chloroform, carbon tetrachloride, trichloroethylene, bromodichloromethane, dibromochloromethane, and bromoform, were studied in the Yellow Sea and East China Sea from April to May, 2009. The spatial variability of these VHOC was influenced by various factors, including anthropogenic inputs, biogenic production and complicated hydrographic features such as Changjiang Diluted Water, Yellow Sea Cold Water Mass, and Kuroshio Current. Diurnal study results showed that factors such as solar irradiation, biological activity, and tide affected the abundance of these VHOC. Correlation analyses revealed that bromodichloromethane was positively correlated with chlorophyll a in surface seawater. Principal component analysis suggested that chlorinated compounds like carbon tetrachloride originated from anthropogenic sources whereas brominated compounds such as bromodichloromethane originated from biogenic sources. Sources of other chlorinated and brominated compounds may not be governed by biological processes in the marine environment" |
| Keywords: | Air Pollutants/*analysis China Chlorophyll/analysis Chlorophyll A *Environmental Monitoring Seawater/chemistry Trihalomethanes/analysis Volatile Organic Compounds/*analysis Bromocarbons Chlorocarbons Distribution East China Sea Source Yellow Sea; |
| Notes: | "MedlineYang, Bin Yang, Gui-Peng Lu, Xiao-Lan Li, Li He, Zhen eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't England 2015/04/05 Mar Pollut Bull. 2015 Jun 15; 95(1):491-502. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.03.009. Epub 2015 Apr 1" |
