Polychlorobiphenyls in North Atlantic Ocean Water

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 11 May 1973 English Publisher:American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)Journal:Science, volume 180, pages 643-644 (issn: 0036-8075, eissn: 1095-9203,

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Authors: G R, Harvey; W G, Steinhauer; J M, Teal;

doi: 10.1126/science.180.4086.643

pmid: 4633693

Polychlorobiphenyls in North Atlantic Ocean Water

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Concentrations of polychlorobiphenyls (PCB's) have been measured at the surface and at various depths in the water of the North Atlantic Ocean between 26°N and 63°N. The concentrations average about 20 parts per trillion and amount to an estimated 2 × 10 4 metric tons of PCB's in the upper 200 meters of water. The average concentrations of PCB's in the surface water of the Sargasso Sea are lower than those in the northern North Atlantic.

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Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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Keywords

Water Pollution, Chemical, Seawater, Polychlorinated Biphenyls

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