Document Type
Article
Date of Original Version
2020
Department
Oceanography
Abstract
Passive sampling has emerged as a promising tool to assess the presence of hydrophobic organic contaminants (HOC) in water, sediment and biota, such as polychlorinated dibenzo‐p‐dioxins/furans (PCDD/Fs) or polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). Previous work evaluated the ability of passive samplers to predict bioavailability of sedimentary HOCs mostly in the laboratory, often for marine organisms. The current study assessed the use of low density polyethylene (LDPE) to derive freely dissolved concentrations of PCDD/Fs and PCBs in porewater in situ versus ex situ , and in river water. A LDPE‐based multisampler system was deployed at four locations along the lower Passaic River (NJ) in sediment and water column, where sediment and benthic species samples were also collected. Good agreement was generally observed for PCDD/F and PCB concentrations comparing in situ and ex situ approaches (within 0.30 – 39%). Significant linear relationships were derived between log LDPE based – log lipid‐based concentrations of PCDD/Fs and PCBs. The in situ multisampler system showed promise to derive HOC concentrations in porewater and riverwater, and to predict the bioaccumulation potential of HOCs in benthic biota.
Citation/Publisher Attribution
Khairy, M.A. and Lohmann, R. (2020), Assessing Benthic Bioaccumulation of Polychlorinated Dioxins/Furans and Polychlorinated Biphenyls in the Lower Passaic River (NJ, USA) Based on In Situ Passive Sampling. Environ Toxicol Chem, 39: 1174-1185. https://doi.org/10.1002/etc.4716
Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/etc.4716
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