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Main Title Toxic Organic Compounds in Surface Sediments from the Elizabeth and Patapsco Rivers and Estuaries.
Author Bieri, R. H. ; Hein, C. ; Huggett, R. J. ; Shou, P. ; Slone., H. ;
CORP Author Virginia Inst. of Marine Science, Gloucester Point.;Environmental Protection Agency, Annapolis, MD. Chesapeake Bay Program.
Publisher Nov 82
Year Published 1982
Report Number EPA-R-806012; EPA/600/3-88/049A;
Stock Number PB89-134092
Additional Subjects Organic compounds ; Water pollution ; Elizabeth River ; Patapsco River ; Sediments ; Chesapeake Bay ; Toxicity ; Chromatographic analysis ; Aromatic compounds ; Concentration(Composition) ; Gas chromatography ; Mass spectroscopy ; Aromatic polycyclic hydrocarbons ; Depth ; Tables(Data) ;
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NTIS  PB89-134092 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
Collation 149p
Abstract
The study is an extension of a Chesapeake Bay-wide analysis of toxic organic substances into the Elizabeth and Patapsco River subestuaries. Twenty-eight surface sediment samples from the Elizabeth River and 40 surface sediment samples from the Patapsco, were analyzed in detail for the presence of mainly aromatic and polar organic compounds. Approximately 310 distinct compounds were identified by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry in the Elizabeth River samples, and about 480 in the Patapsco. Total aromatic concentrations ranged from 440,000 to 3,100 ppb in the Elizabeth and from 2.7 x 10 to the 6th power to 6100 ppb in the Patapsco. Similar to observation in the Chesapeake Bay, unsubstituted polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons dominated, contributing about 50% to the total resolved concentration. The report consists of four appendices which present lists of concentrations and computer reconstructed gas chromatograms of 'aromatic' extracts from Elizabeth River sediments.