| Main Title |
Enrichment of PCBs in Lake Michigan Surface Films. |
| Author |
Rice, C. P. ;
Eadie, B. J. ;
Erstfeld, K. M. ;
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| CORP Author |
Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor. Great Lakes Research Div.;Environmental Research Lab.-Duluth, MN. |
| Year Published |
1982 |
| Report Number |
EPA-R-808849; EPA/600/J-82/438; |
| Stock Number |
PB85-103117 |
| Additional Subjects |
Lake Michigan ;
Surface properties ;
Water pollution ;
Air water interactions ;
Chlorine organic compounds ;
Great Lakes ;
Films ;
Samplers ;
Air pollution ;
Reprints ;
Polychlorinated biphenyls ;
Aroclor 1254 ;
Aroclor 1242
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| NTIS |
PB85-103117 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
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07/26/2022 |
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| Collation |
9p |
| Abstract |
The processes of exchange of PCBs and related organics at the surface of large bodies of water such as the Great Lakes are unavoidably linked to the unique properties of surface films. The authors have observed a 3 to 8 fold enrichment of PCB over underlying water in surface film samples taken from Lake Michigan with a Garrett screen sampler. The particle association of the PCBs was highest in the microlayer, averaging 50% compared to 20% on particles in the subsurface water and less than 5% in the air. The PCBs in the samples were identified as Aroclor 1254 and Aroclor 1242. The percentage composition of the two Aroclors varied between the air and the water as follows: the air was 30.2% Aroclor 1254 and the water (microlayer plus subsurface) was 57.6% Aroclor 1254. |
