PMID- 33160119 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20201214 LR - 20201214 IS - 1879-3363 (Electronic) IS - 0025-326X (Linking) VI - 161 IP - Pt B DP - 2020 Dec TI - Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and personal care products (PCPs) in the surface sediments of a large tropical bay (Todos os Santos Bay, Brazil). PG - 111818 LID - S0025-326X(20)30936-X [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111818 [doi] AB - The occurrence and spatial distribution of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and personal care products (PCPs) were investigated in surface sediments of Todos os Santos Bay. Samples were Soxhlet-extracted and analyzed by gas chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry. Quantification limits (QL) ranged from 0.0025 ng g(-1) for POPs to 0.25 ng g(-1) for PCPs. Of the POPs studied, only PCBs and DDTs were detectable, with concentrations ranging from