PMID- 22580747
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20130301
LR  - 20211021
IS  - 1573-2959 (Electronic)
IS  - 0167-6369 (Linking)
VI  - 185
IP  - 2
DP  - 2013 Feb
TI  - Screening for Stockholm Convention persistent organic pollutants in the Bosna 
      River (Bosnia and Herzogovina).
PG  - 1671-83
LID - 10.1007/s10661-012-2659-0 [doi]
AB  - The Stockholm Convention, which aspires to manage persistent organic pollutants 
      (POPs) at the international level, was recently ratified in Bosnia and 
      Herzegovina (BiH). Despite this fact, there is in general a paucity of data 
      regarding the levels of POPs in the environment in BiH. In the present study, 
      screening for POPs was conducted in one of the country's major rivers, the Bosna. 
      A two-pronged approach was applied using passive samplers to detect the freely 
      dissolved and bioavailable concentrations in the water phase and sediment 
      analysis to provide an integrated measure of historical contamination. At several 
      places along the river, the concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons 
      (PAH) were high and exhibited potential for both chronic and acute effects to 
      biota. River water also showed elevated concentrations of PAH, up to 480 ng L(-1) 
      near the city of Doboj, and diagnostic ratios suggested combustion sources for 
      the contamination present in both types of sample. The levels of the other 
      contaminants measured-polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), organochlorine pesticides 
      (OCPs) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers--were generally low in the water phase. 
      However, PCBs and some OCPs were present in river sediments at levels which 
      breach the international criteria and thus suggest potential for ecological 
      damage. Additionally, the levels of heptachlor breached these criteria in many of 
      the sites investigated. This study presents the first screening data for some of 
      these Stockholm Convention relevant compounds in BiH and reveals both low 
      concentrations of some chemical groups, but significant point sources and 
      historic contamination for others.
FAU - Harman, Christopher
AU  - Harman C
AD  - Norwegian Institute for Water Research, NIVA, Oslo Centre for Interdisciplinary 
      Environmental and Social Research, CIENS, Gaustadalleen 21, 0349 Oslo, Norway. 
      CHA@niva.no
FAU - Grung, Merete
AU  - Grung M
FAU - Djedjibegovic, Jasmina
AU  - Djedjibegovic J
FAU - Marjanovic, Aleksandra
AU  - Marjanovic A
FAU - Sober, Miroslav
AU  - Sober M
FAU - Sinanovic, Kemo
AU  - Sinanovic K
FAU - Fjeld, Eirik
AU  - Fjeld E
FAU - Rognerud, Sigurd
AU  - Rognerud S
FAU - Ranneklev, Sissel Brit
AU  - Ranneklev SB
FAU - Larssen, Thorjorn
AU  - Larssen T
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20120513
PL  - Netherlands
TA  - Environ Monit Assess
JT  - Environmental monitoring and assessment
JID - 8508350
RN  - 0 (Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers)
RN  - 0 (Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated)
RN  - 0 (Organic Chemicals)
RN  - 0 (Pesticides)
RN  - 0 (Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons)
RN  - 0 (Water Pollutants, Chemical)
RN  - DFC2HB4I0K (Polychlorinated Biphenyls)
SB  - IM
MH  - Bosnia and Herzegovina
MH  - Environmental Monitoring/legislation & jurisprudence/*methods
MH  - Environmental Policy
MH  - Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers
MH  - Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated/analysis
MH  - Organic Chemicals/analysis
MH  - Pesticides/analysis
MH  - Polychlorinated Biphenyls/analysis
MH  - Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons/analysis
MH  - Rivers/*chemistry
MH  - Sweden
MH  - Water Pollutants, Chemical/*analysis
MH  - Water Pollution, Chemical/legislation & jurisprudence/statistics & numerical data
EDAT- 2012/05/15 06:00
MHDA- 2013/03/02 06:00
CRDT- 2012/05/15 06:00
PHST- 2011/09/21 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2012/04/23 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2012/05/15 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2012/05/15 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2013/03/02 06:00 [medline]
AID - 10.1007/s10661-012-2659-0 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Environ Monit Assess. 2013 Feb;185(2):1671-83. doi: 10.1007/s10661-012-2659-0. 
      Epub 2012 May 13.