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Polychlorinated biphenyls and hydrocarbons in bottom sediments of Pechora Basin Rivers

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The quantitative concentrations of 21 congeners of polychlorinated biphenyls and 16 priority polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons were studied in bottom sediments of the Usa River, the largest Pechora’s tributary, and its tributaries located in the central part of Timan-Pechora petroleum province. In accordance with the classification of the regional and international standards, the pollution degree of bottom sediments by organic compounds of those classes was evaluated. Pollution profiles were examined and the character of the dominating source of polychlorinated biphenyls and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons for bottom sediments in the region under study was identified. Key words: bottom sediments, polychlorinated biphenyls, profiles of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, petrogenic, pyrogenic pollution source.

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  1. St. Petersburg Research Center of Environmental Safety, Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Korpusnaya 18, St. Petersburg, 197110, Russia

    Z. A. Zhakovskaya, V. N. Petrova, L. O. Khoroshko & G. I. Kukhareva

  2. Akvaplan-niva Barents, ul. Portovaya 21, Murmansk, 186663, Russia

    A. A. Lukin

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Original Russian Text © Z.A. Zhakovskaya, V.N. Petrova, L.O. Khoroshko, G.I. Kukhareva, A.A. Lukin, 2010, published in Vodnye Resursy, 2010, Vol. 37, No. 1, pp. 78–86.

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Zhakovskaya, Z.A., Petrova, V.N., Khoroshko, L.O. et al. Polychlorinated biphenyls and hydrocarbons in bottom sediments of Pechora Basin Rivers. Water Resour 37, 75–83 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0097807810010070

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