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Quantification of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and hexachlorobenzene (HCB) in the picogram/liter range in water of the river Elbe

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Sampling and determination of dissolved and particlebound PCBs and HCB in the river Elbe are described. A new filtration/adsorption unit for sampling of dissolved lipophilic contaminants was developed. The detection limit for dissolved PCBs and HCB was 5 pg/l. The data show that more than 98% of the PCBs and of HCB in the water of the river Elbe are particle-bound.

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  1. Umweltbehörde, Fluß- und Abswasseruntersuchungen, Marckmannstrasse 129b, D-20539, Hamburg, Germany

    R. Götz, P. Enge, P. Friesel & K. Roch

  2. Ergo Forschungsgesellschaft GmbH, Albert-Einstein-Ring 7, D-22761, Hamburg, Germany

    B. Schilling, B. Hartmann & H. Wunsch

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Götz, R., Enge, P., Friesel, P. et al. Quantification of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and hexachlorobenzene (HCB) in the picogram/liter range in water of the river Elbe. Fresenius J Anal Chem 348, 694–695 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00325576

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