Isomer-specific analysis of chlorinated biphenyls,naphthalenes and dibenzofurans in Delor: polychlorinated biphenyl preparations from the former Czechoslovakia

Technical polychlorinated byphenyl (PCB) preparations--Delors 103, 104, 105, and 106--produced in the former Czechoslovakia were analyzed for their chlorobiphenyl (CB), chloronaphthalene (PCN) and chlorinated dibenzofuran (PCDF) composition and content using high resolution gas chromatography-mass spectrometry techniques. The congener patterns of Delors 103, 104, 105, and 106 resembled Aroclors 1242, 1248, 1254, and 1260. Delors contained PCNs and PCDFs, as impurities, at microgram per gram concentrations. Concentrations of PCNs and PCDFs in Delors were greater than those found in the corresponding Aroclors. The potential for the emissions of PCNs and PCDFs from Delor was estimated to be 3680 and 860 kg, respectively. Non- and mono-ortho PCBs were the major contributors to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) equivalents in Delor mixtures.     

Analysis of 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin in Great Lakes fish

In fish samples from Lake Ontario and Lake Huron 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) was found at concentrations from 2 to 162 pg/g (ppt) and from 2.5 to 29 ppt respectively. Fish from the other Great Lakes (Lake Superior, Lake Michigan and Lake Erie) generally had no detectable signals for TCDD although a few samples had < 3 ppt.     

A preliminary study of temporal differences in serum concentrations of perfluoroalkyl acids,among New York anglers,in the absence of known changes in manufacturing practices

Perfluorinated compounds have been manufactured in large quantities and used in myriad industrial processes and commercial applications. The aim of this preliminary study was to generate hypotheses with regard to differences in body burdens of perfluoroalkyl acids, among a sub-sample of participants from the New York State Angler Cohort Study, over a time interval during which no known substantial changes occurred in US manufacturing practices or commercial use. Paired serum specimens, collected from 15 subjects in 1993–1994 (time 1), and in 1995–1997 (time 2), with a minimum interval of 2.5 years, were assayed for PFDA, PFHpA, PFHxS, PFNA, PFOA, PFOS, PFOSA and PFUnDA using HPLC with ES-MS/MS. By subject, differences in concentrations between time 1 and time 2 were estimated, employing paired t-tests, correlations, and multivariable linear regression to accommodate heterogeneity in duration between specimens, and in time 1 concentrations. A statistically significant (P < 0.05) adjusted mean decrease of 0.16 ng mL^?1 (18.8%) between time 1 and 2 was detected for PFNA, and an adjusted mean increase of 0.54 ng mL^?1 (56.8%) was detected for PFOA. The results of this study may be indicative of short-term changes in human body burdens of PFNA and PFOA in association with local exposure sources.     

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and their hydroxylated metabolites in fish bile and sediments from coastal waters of Colombia

Sediments and fish bile collected from the Atlantic coastal waters of Colombia were analyzed for 16 parent polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and 23 hydroxylated PAHs (OH-PAHs), respectively. Sediments contained overall mean SigmaPAH concentrations of 2090, 234 and 170 ng/g, dry wt, for Cartagena Bay, Caimanera Marsh, and Totumo Marsh, respectively. The mean concentration of the summed OH-PAHs in fish bile was 1250, 180 and 64.1 ng/g bile wt for Cartagena Bay, Caimanera Marsh, and Totumo Marsh, respectively. The results suggest that Cartagena Bay is heavily polluted by PAHs, and that exposure to high concentrations of PAHs together with other factors could contribute to the decreased health of fish living in this ecosystem. This is one of the first studies to describe the analysis of 23 individual OH-PAHs in fish bile, using authentic standards.     

Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxins and tetrachlorodibenzofurans in Atlantic coast striped bass and in selected Hudson River fish,waterfowl and sediments

In striped bass samples from the lower Hudson River and its estuary 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-$\text{p}$-dioxin (2,3,7,8-TCDD) was found at concentrations from 16 to 120 pg/g (ppt). Striped bass from two other locations (Rhode Island coastal waters and Chesapeake Bay, Maryland) had <5 ppt, 2,3,7,8-TCDD. The contaminant, 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzofuran (2,3,7,8-TCDF), was found in striped bass from all three locations with concentrations varying from 6 ppt in Chesapeake Bay to 78 ppt in the Hudson River. Results from a limited number of non-migratory fish (carp and goldfish) and sediments suggest that the upper Hudson River is not a source for 2,3,7,8-TCDD/2,3,7,8-TCDF contamination of striped bass.     

Continuing atmospheric studies of chlorinated dibenzofurans and dioxins in New York State

CDFs and CDDs were detected in Niagara Falls air samples with total concentrations ranging from 0.07 to 53 pg/m³. The highest concentrations were found on days when the wind direction was from a nearby point source. Average CDF/CDD background concentrations were calculated.     

Application of multivariate data analysis to evaluate total PCDDs and PCDFs in municipal incinerator emission

Total concentrations of PCDDs and PCDFs were predicted from the concentrations of specifically identified dioxin and furan isomers of each congener group by partial least-squares (PLS). The accuracy of this prediction can be used to evaluate results from different data sets or different sources which were calculated by an automatic identification and quantification program-TASQ^R.     

Analysis for 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzofuran and 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-P-dioxin in a soot sample from a transformer explosion in Binghamton,New York

2,3,7,8-TCDF and 2,3,7,8-TCDD were found in a soot sample from a transformer explosion that occurred in an office building in Binghamton, New York. The isomer-specific analytical method was high-performance liquid chromatography, capillary gas chromatography and high-resolution mass spectrometry.     

Formation of bromodioxin analogs from closed tube pyrolysis of 2,4,6-tribromoaniline (I)

Closed-tube pyrolysis of 2,4,6-tribromoaniline (TBAn) produced polybromophenazines (PBPZs). The identities of these compounds were supported by matching their mass spectra with the mass spectra of brominated phenazines and by the formation of phenazine from the pyrolysis of aniline under the same conditions. Tetrabromophenazine (T4BPZ) was isolated from the pyrolysis by-products by using activated acid alumina column. An study showed that T4BPZ exhibits dioxin-like activity.