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The Impact on the Ecology of Polychlorinated Phenols and Other Organics Dumped at the Bank of a Small Marine Inlet

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Pentachlorophenol (PCP), 2,3,4,6-tetrachlorophenol (TeCP) and other chemicals were leaching into a small marine inlet, the Holbaek Fjord, Denmark, from a dump at a banking zone of 2.5 – 3 kin. PCP and TeCP were quantified in the marine ecosystem, and a biological examination of the fauna was conducted. The levels of PCP and TeCP were only slightly increased as compared to the reference area, and no acute toxic effects could be unveiled. However, as the concentrations of organics in the leachate from the dump were quite high, the trends of the ecosystem were to be monitored over the next decade.

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  1. VKI, Water Qlality Institute, 11, Agern Allé, DK-2970, Hørsholm, Denmark

    Jens Folke, Jørgen Birklund & Ulla Lund

  2. Danish Civil Defence, Analytical Chemical Laboratory (CFL), 2, Universitetsparken, DK-2100, Copenhagen ø, Denmark

    Arne Kjaer Sørensen & Ulla Lund

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Folke, J., Birklund, J., Sørensen, A.K., Lund, U. (1984). The Impact on the Ecology of Polychlorinated Phenols and Other Organics Dumped at the Bank of a Small Marine Inlet. In: Angeletti, G., Bjørseth, A. (eds) Analysis of Organic Micropollutants in Water. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-6345-0_28

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