Assessment of the levels of polychlorinated biphenyls in sediments of new Calabar River, Niger Delta Region, Nigeria

被引：8
作者：
Ilechukwu, Ifenna [1 ]
Mgbemena, Nkoli M. [2 ]
Inagbor, Patience O. [1 ]
Ndukwe, Gloria I. [3 ]
机构：
[1] Madonna Univ, Dept Ind Chem, Elele, Rivers State, Nigeria
[2] Michael Okpara Univ Agr, Dept Ind Chem, Umudike, Abia State, Nigeria
[3] Rivers State Univ, Dept Chem, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria
来源：
OVIDIUS UNIVERSITY ANNALS OF CHEMISTRY | 2018年 / 29卷 / 01期
关键词：
sediments; New Calabar River; Niger Delta; polychlorinated biphenyls; congener;
D O I：
10.2478/auoc-2018-0005
中图分类号：
O6 [化学];
学科分类号：
0703 ;
摘要：
The concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in sediment samples from the New Calabar River in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria were determined. Grab sediment samples were collected from five stations in the river and analyzed for individual PCB congeners using gas chromatography - mass spectrometer. The Sigma 8PCB (sum of eight congeners) identified in the samples ranged from 0.21 to 2.16 mg/kg. Congener 105 and 194 were the most and least abundant with 34.65 % and 2.46 % respectively. The lower chlorinated congeners (below PCB 101) were prominent with 54.68 % of the total PCBs concentration in the sediments. The results of this study should make PCBs contaminants of grave concern in the Niger Delta Region.
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