Distribution and Air–Sea Exchange of Current-Use Pesticides (CUPs) from East Asia to the High Arctic Ocean

Zhong, G.; Xie, Z.; Cai, M.; Moeller, A.; Sturm, R.; Tang, J.; Zhang, G.; He, J.; Ebinghaus, R.

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Distribution and Air–Sea Exchange of Current-Use Pesticides (CUPs) from East Asia to the High Arctic Ocean

Abstract

Surface seawater and marine boundary layer air samples were collected on the ice-breaker R/V Xuelong (Snow Dragon) from the East China Sea to the high Arctic (33.23–84.5° N) in July to September 2010 and have been analyzed for six current-use pesticides (CUPs): trifluralin, endosulfan, chlorothalonil, chlorpyrifos, dacthal, and dicofol. In all oceanic air samples, the six CUPs were detected, showing highest level (>100 pg/m3) in the Sea of Japan. Gaseous CUPs basically decreased from East Asia (between 36.6 and 45.1° N) toward Bering and Chukchi Seas. The dissolved CUPs in ocean water ranged widely from

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URL: https://publications.hereon.de/id/29288/
Authors:Zhong, G., Xie, Z., Cai, M., Moeller, A., Sturm, R., Tang, J., Zhang, G., He, J., Ebinghaus, R.
Year:2012
In: Environmental Science and Technology
Volume:46
Issue:1
Pages:259 - 267
Publisher:ACS, Washington, DC
Type:Journalpaper
ISSN: 0013-936X
Cite as: Zhong, G.; Xie, Z.; Cai, M.; Moeller, A.; Sturm, R.; Tang, J.; Zhang, G.; He, J.; Ebinghaus, R.: Distribution and Air–Sea Exchange of Current-Use Pesticides (CUPs) from East Asia to the High Arctic Ocean. In: Environmental Science and Technology. Vol. 46 (2012) 1, 259 - 267. (DOI: 10.1021/es202655k)