Concentrations of individual polychlorinated biphenyl congeners and total organic carbon in surficial freshwater sediments from Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal, Indiana, USA

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We report the results of the first intensive survey of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the surficial sediment of the Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal (IHSC) in East Chicago, Indiana, a part of the Calumet River tributary of Lake Michigan (2006). PCB congeners were measured using tandem mass spectrometry (GC-MS/MS) in multiple reaction monitoring mode (MRM), a method that provides a high-level selectivity and sensitivity for PCBs in complex environmental samples. The PCB concentrations (sum of 163 congeners or coeluting peaks) range from 53 to 35,000 ng/g dry weight (d.w.). Sediment total organic carbon (TOC) is also reported. As QA/QC, results from certified standard reference sediments (SRM 1944, National Institutes of Standards and testing) are also reported.

Supplement to: Martinez, Andres; Norström, Karin; Wang, Kai; Hornbuckle, Keri C (2010): Polychlorinated biphenyls in the surficial sediment of Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal, Lake Michigan. Environment International, 36(8), 849-854

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DOI https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.899695
Related Identifier https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2009.01.015
Metadata Access https://ws.pangaea.de/oai/provider?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=datacite4&identifier=oai:pangaea.de:doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.899695
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Creator Martinez, Andres ORCID logo; Norström, Karin; Wang, Kai ORCID logo; Hornbuckle, Keri C ORCID logo
Publisher PANGAEA
Publication Year 2019
Funding Reference National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences https://doi.org/10.13039/100000066 Crossref Funder ID P42ES013661 https://iowasuperfund.uiowa.edu/ Iowa Superfund Research Program
Rights Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
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Language English
Resource Type Supplementary Publication Series of Datasets; Collection
Format application/zip
Size 2 datasets
Discipline Earth System Research
Spatial Coverage (-87.480W, 41.640S, -87.435E, 41.677N)
Temporal Coverage Begin 2006-08-07T00:00:00Z
Temporal Coverage End 2006-08-11T00:00:00Z