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The profiles of 19 indicative and dioxin-like congeners of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the surface soils of distinct types of land use in Moscow are investigated. The penta- and hexachlorobiphenyls (46.7 and 31.6%, respectively) contribute significantly to the PCB spectrum. They used to make up the bulk of coolants and insulating fluids for electrical equipment, especially transformers. Among the congeners, the indicative PCB-101, -110, -138, and -153 and dioxin-like congeners PCB-105 and -118 dominate. They possess extremely high persistence and capability of bioaccumulation and exert harmful toxic influence, which should be taken into account when estimating an urban ecosystem’s ecotoxicological state.
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Original Russian Text © E.S. Brodskii, A.A. Shelepchikov, D.B. Feshin, E.S. Efimenko, G.I. Agapkina, 2012, published in Vestnik Moskovskogo Universiteta. Pochvovedenie, 2012, No. 2, pp. 35–40.
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Brodskii, E.S., Shelepchikov, A.A., Feshin, D.B. et al. The profile of congeners of polychlorinated biphenyls in soils of Moscow. Moscow Univ. Soil Sci. Bull. 67, 85–90 (2012). https://doi.org/10.3103/S0147687412020020
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