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Martinez, Andres; Norström, Karin; Wang, Kai; Hornbuckle, Keri C (2019): Concentrations of individual polychlorinated biphenyl congeners and total organic carbon in surficial freshwater sediments from Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal, Indiana, USA [dataset publication series]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.899695, 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, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2009.01.015

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Abstract:
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.
Keyword(s):
GC-MS/MS; IHSC; PCBs; surficial sediment; TOC
Funding:
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), grant/award no. P42ES013661: Iowa Superfund Research Program
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 41.657960 * Median Longitude: -87.456418 * South-bound Latitude: 41.640400 * West-bound Longitude: -87.480370 * North-bound Latitude: 41.676967 * East-bound Longitude: -87.435000
Date/Time Start: 2006-08-07T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2006-08-11T00:00:00
License:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC-BY-NC-4.0)
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  1. Martinez, A; Norström, K; Wang, K et al. (2019): Polychlorinated biphenyl congener data of surficial sediment from Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal, Indiana, USA. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.899149
  2. Martinez, A; Norström, K; Wang, K et al. (2019): Selected polychlorinated biphenyl congener in sediment Standard Reference Material 1994. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.899164