PMID- 20839863
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20110106
LR  - 20131121
IS  - 1520-5851 (Electronic)
IS  - 0013-936X (Linking)
VI  - 44
IP  - 19
DP  - 2010 Oct 1
TI  - Deposition history of brominated flame retardant compounds in an ice core from 
      Holtedahlfonna, Svalbard, Norway.
PG  - 7405-10
LID - 10.1021/es1016608 [doi]
AB  - Brominated flame retardants (BFRs) have been found in Arctic wildlife, lake 
      sediment, and air. To identify the atmospheric BFR deposition history on 
      Svalbard, Norway, we analyzed 19 BFRs, including hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD), 
      1,2-bis(2,4,6-tribromophenoxy)ethane (BTBPE), decabromodiphenyl ethane (DBDPE), 
      pentabromoethylbenzene (PBEB), and 15 polybrominated diphenyl ether congeners 
      (PBDE) in the upper 34 m of an ice core (representing 1953-2005) from 
      Holtedahlfonna, the western-most ice sheet on Svalbard. All of the non-PBDE 
      compounds were detected in nearly continuous profiles in the core. Seven PBDEs 
      were not observed above background (28, 47, 66, 100, 99, 154, 153), while 4 were 
      found in 1 or 2 of 6 segments (17, 85, 138, 183). BDEs-49, 71, 190, 209 had 
      nearly continuous profiles but only BDE-209 in large amounts. The greatest inputs 
      were HBCD and BDE-209, 910, and 320 pg cm(-2) yr(-1) from 1995-2005. DBDPE, 
      BTBPE, and PBEB show nearly continuous input growth in recent core segments, but 
      all were <6 pg cm(-2) yr(-1). Long-range atmospheric processes may have moved 
      these particle-bound BFRs to the site, probably during the Arctic haze season. 
      Average air mass trajectories over 10 years show >75% of atmospheric flow to 
      Holtedahlfonna coming from Eurasia during haze periods (March and April).
FAU - Hermanson, Mark H
AU  - Hermanson MH
AD  - University Center on Svalbard, N-9171 Longyearbyen, Norway. markhermanson@mac.com
FAU - Isaksson, Elisabeth
AU  - Isaksson E
FAU - Forsstrom, Sanja
AU  - Forsstrom S
FAU - Teixeira, Camilla
AU  - Teixeira C
FAU - Muir, Derek C G
AU  - Muir DC
FAU - Pohjola, Veijo A
AU  - Pohjola VA
FAU - van de Wal, Roderik S V
AU  - van de Wal RS
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PL  - United States
TA  - Environ Sci Technol
JT  - Environmental science & technology
JID - 0213155
RN  - 0 (Environmental Pollutants)
RN  - 0 (Flame Retardants)
RN  - 0 (Ice)
RN  - SBV4XY874G (Bromine)
SB  - IM
MH  - Bromine/*chemistry
MH  - Environmental Pollutants/*analysis
MH  - Flame Retardants/*analysis
MH  - Ice/*analysis
MH  - Norway
EDAT- 2010/09/16 06:00
MHDA- 2011/01/07 06:00
CRDT- 2010/09/16 06:00
PHST- 2010/09/16 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2010/09/16 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2011/01/07 06:00 [medline]
AID - 10.1021/es1016608 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Environ Sci Technol. 2010 Oct 1;44(19):7405-10. doi: 10.1021/es1016608.