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Sühring, Roxana; Barber, Jonathan L; Wolschke, Hendrik; Kötke, Danijela; Ebinghaus, Ralf (2015): Brominated flame retardants and dechloranes in North Sea sediments in 2012/2013 [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.880374, Supplement to: Sühring, R et al. (2015): Fingerprint analysis of brominated flame retardants and Dechloranes in North Sea sediments. Environmental Research, 140, 569-578, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2015.05.018

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Abstract:
53 brominated and chlorinated flame retardants were investigated in sediment samples from the German rivers Elbe and Weser, the German Bight, Jadebusen, East Frisian Coast as well as the UK East coast. The aim of the presented study was to investigate the prevalence of different halogenated flame retardant groups as contaminants in North Sea sediments, identify determining factors for the distribution and levels as well as to identify area specific fingerprints that could help identify sources.
In order to do that a fast and effective ASE extraction method with an on-line clean-up was developed as well as a GC-EI-MSMS and LC-ESI-MSMS method to analyse PBDEs, MeOBDEs, alternate BFRs, Dechloranes as well as TBBPA and HBCDD. A fingerprinting method was adopted to identify representative area-specific patterns based on detection frequency as well as concentrations of individual compounds. Concentrations in general were low, with<1 ng/g dw for most compounds. Exceptions were the comparably high concentrations of BDE-209 with up to 7 ng/g dw in selected samples and TBBPA in UK samples with 2.7±1.5 ng/g dw. Apart from BDE-209 and TBBPA, alternate BFRs and Dechloranes were predominant in all analysed samples, displaying the increasing relevance of these compounds as environmental contaminants.
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 53.600650 * Median Longitude: 6.272355 * South-bound Latitude: 50.858460 * West-bound Longitude: -0.601705 * North-bound Latitude: 55.288510 * East-bound Longitude: 9.940000
Date/Time Start: 2012-08-06T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2013-07-01T00:00:00
Minimum DEPTH, sediment/rock: m * Maximum DEPTH, sediment/rock: m
Event(s):
CEnd06/13_N1 * Latitude: 55.288510 * Longitude: -0.601705 * Date/Time: 2013-06-29T00:00:00 * Elevation: -82.0 m * Location: Northern United King Coast * Campaign: CEnd06/13 (CSEMP) * Basis: Cefas Endeavour * Method/Device: Grab (GRAB)
CEnd06/13_N2 * Latitude: 55.117480 * Longitude: 0.513960 * Date/Time: 2013-06-29T00:00:00 * Elevation: -83.0 m * Location: Northern United King Coast * Campaign: CEnd06/13 (CSEMP) * Basis: Cefas Endeavour * Method/Device: Grab (GRAB)
CEnd06/13_N3 * Latitude: 53.333350 * Longitude: 0.583342 * Date/Time: 2013-06-22T00:00:00 * Elevation: -28.0 m * Location: Northern United King Coast * Campaign: CEnd06/13 (CSEMP) * Basis: Cefas Endeavour * Method/Device: Grab (GRAB)
Comment:
Gas chromatography - Mass spectrometry (GC-MS): ASE_cleanup_GC-NCI-MS, GC-EI-MS/MS, validated analytical method, use of internal mass-labelled standards (isotope dilution method), blank controls; LODs and LOQs are averaged over the individual analytical batches. As the fingerprint approach was used for data evaluation, results between LOD and LOQ are given as the calculated values.
Parameter(s):
#NameShort NameUnitPrincipal InvestigatorMethod/DeviceComment
1Event labelEventSühring, Roxana
2Station labelStationSühring, Roxana
3Campaign of eventCampaignSühring, Roxana
4Latitude of eventLatitudeSühring, Roxana
5Longitude of eventLongitudeSühring, Roxana
6Elevation of eventElevationmSühring, Roxana
7Date/Time of eventDate/TimeSühring, Roxana
8DEPTH, sediment/rockDepth sedmSühring, RoxanaGeocode
92,2',4,4'-tetrabromodiphenyl etherBDE47pg/gSühring, RoxanaGas chromatography - Mass spectrometry (GC-MS)in total sediment, per dry weight, limit of detection: 15 pg/g, limit of quantification: 50 pg/g
102,2',3,4,4'-pentabromodiphenyl etherBDE85pg/gSühring, RoxanaGas chromatography - Mass spectrometry (GC-MS)in total sediment, per dry weight
112,2',4,4',5-pentabromodiphenyl etherBDE99pg/gSühring, RoxanaGas chromatography - Mass spectrometry (GC-MS)in total sediment, per dry weight, limit of detection: 29 pg/g, limit of quantification: 56 pg/g
122,2',4,4',6-pentabromodiphenyl etherBDE100pg/gSühring, RoxanaGas chromatography - Mass spectrometry (GC-MS)in total sediment, per dry weight, limit of detection: 124 pg/g, limit of quantification: 413 pg/g
132,2',4,4',5,6'-hexabromodiphenyl etherBDE154pg/gSühring, RoxanaGas chromatography - Mass spectrometry (GC-MS)in total sediment, per dry weight, limit of detection: 3 pg/g, limit of quantification: 9 pg/g
14Decabromodiphenyl etherBDE209pg/gSühring, RoxanaGas chromatography - Mass spectrometry (GC-MS)in total sediment, per dry weight, limit of detection: 5028 pg/g, limit of quantification: 6134 pg/g
15Tetrabromophtalic anhydrideTBP-AEpg/gSühring, RoxanaGas chromatography - Mass spectrometry (GC-MS)in total sediment, per dry weight, limit of detection: 59 pg/g, limit of quantification: 196 pg/g
162-bromoallyl 2,4,6-tribromophenyl etherBATEpg/gSühring, RoxanaGas chromatography - Mass spectrometry (GC-MS)in total sediment, per dry weight, limit of detection: 44 pg/g, limit of quantification: 133 pg/g
172,3-dibromopropyl-2,4,6-tribromophenyl etherTBP-DBPEpg/gSühring, RoxanaGas chromatography - Mass spectrometry (GC-MS)in total sediment, per dry weight, limit of detection: 69 pg/g, limit of quantification: 217 pg/g
182-ethyl-1-hexyl 2,3,4,5-tetrabromobenzoateEH-TBBpg/gSühring, RoxanaGas chromatography - Mass spectrometry (GC-MS)in total sediment, per dry weight, limit of detection: 11 pg/g, limit of quantification: 35 pg/g
19HexabromobenzeneHBBpg/gSühring, RoxanaGas chromatography - Mass spectrometry (GC-MS)in total sediment, per dry weight, limit of detection: 6 pg/g, limit of quantification: 19 pg/g
20PentabromoethylbenzenePBEBpg/gSühring, RoxanaGas chromatography - Mass spectrometry (GC-MS)in total sediment, per dry weight, limit of detection: 1 pg/g, limit of quantification: 3 pg/g
212,4,6-TribromoanisoleTBApg/gSühring, RoxanaGas chromatography - Mass spectrometry (GC-MS)in total sediment, per dry weight, limit of detection: 7.8 pg/g, limit of quantification: 26 pg/g
22DibromoaldrinDBALDpg/gSühring, RoxanaGas chromatography - Mass spectrometry (GC-MS)in total sediment, per dry weight, limit of detection: 20 pg/g, limit of quantification: 56 pg/g
23Dechlorane 602DDC-DBFpg/gSühring, RoxanaGas chromatography - Mass spectrometry (GC-MS)in total sediment, per dry weight, limit of detection: 6.3 pg/g, limit of quantification: 21 pg/g
24anti-Dechlorane PlusantiDPpg/gSühring, RoxanaGas chromatography - Mass spectrometry (GC-MS)in total sediment, per dry weight, limit of detection: 30 pg/g, limit of quantification: 33 pg/g
25syn-Dechlorane PlussynDPpg/gSühring, RoxanaGas chromatography - Mass spectrometry (GC-MS)in total sediment, per dry weight, limit of detection: 20 pg/g, limit of quantification: 25 pg/g
261,2,3,4,7,7-Hexachloro-5-phenyl-2-norborneneHCPNpg/gSühring, RoxanaGas chromatography - Mass spectrometry (GC-MS)in total sediment, per dry weight, limit of detection: 250 pg/g, limit of quantification: 700 pg/g
27Tetrabromobisphenol ATBBPApg/gSühring, RoxanaGas chromatography - Mass spectrometry (GC-MS)in total sediment, per dry weight, limit of detection: 83 pg/g, limit of quantification: 185 pg/g
28alpha-hexabromocyclododecanea-HBCDDpg/gSühring, RoxanaGas chromatography - Mass spectrometry (GC-MS)in total sediment, per dry weight, limit of detection: 57 pg/g, limit of quantification: 171 pg/g
29beta-hexabromocyclododecaneb-HBCDDpg/gSühring, RoxanaGas chromatography - Mass spectrometry (GC-MS)in total sediment, per dry weight, limit of detection: 29 pg/g, limit of quantification: 77 pg/g
30Gamma-hexabromocyclododecaneGamma-HBCDDpg/gSühring, RoxanaGas chromatography - Mass spectrometry (GC-MS)in total sediment, per dry weight, limit of detection: 70 pg/g, limit of quantification: 175 pg/g
31Carbon, organic, totalTOC%Sühring, RoxanaTemperature-dependent differentiation of total carbon (DIN19539)in total sediment
32Water content, wet massWater wm%Sühring, RoxanaDifference weighting of wet and dry sediment massin total sediment
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