References
- [1]. O. Hutzinger, S. Safe, V. Zitko, The Chemistry of PCBs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 1974.
- [2]. F. Anna, Determining the PCBs in fish and sediment samples related to intercomparison studies, Polish Journal of Environmental Studies 22 (2013) 1341-1347.
- [3]. A.R. Schneider, H.M. Stapleton, J. Cornwell, J.E. Baker, Recent declines in PAH, PCB and toxaphene levels in the Northern Great Lakes as determined from high resolution sediment cores, Environmental Science and Technology 35 (2001) 3809-3815.
- [4]. B. Strandberg, C. Bandh, B. Bavel, A. Bergqvist, D. Broman, R. Ishag, C. Naf, C. Rappe, Organochlorine compounds in the Gulf of Bothnia, sediment and benthic species, Chemosphere 40 (2000) 1205-1211.
- [5]. M.H. Ward, J.S. Colt, C. Metayer, R.B. Gunier, J. Lubin, V. Crouse, M.G. Nishioka, P. Reynolds, P.A. Buffler, Residential exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls and organochlorine pesticides and risk of childhood leukemia, Environmental Health Perspectives 117 (2009) 1007-1013. Doi: 10.1289/ehp.0900583 10.1289/ehp.0900583
- [6]. A. Goncharov, R.F. Haase, A. Santiago-Rivera, G. Morse, R.J. McCaffrey, R. Rej, D.O. Carpenter, High serum PCBs are associated with elevation of serum lipids and cardiovascular disease in a naïve American population, Environmental Research 106 (2008) 226-239.
- [7]. S.L. Schantz, J.J. Widholm, D.C. Rice, Effects of PCB exposure on neuropsychological function in children, Environmental health Perspectives 111 (2003) 357-376.
- [8]. T. Colborn, M.J. Smolen, Epidemiological analysis of persistent organochlorine contaminants in cetaceans, Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 146 (1996) 91 - 172.
- [9]. N.U. Benson, O.H Fred-Ahmadu, A.E. Adedapo, W.U. Anake, Characterisation of polychlorinated biphenyls in coastal inland seawater, Nigeria, Earth and Environmental Science 68 (2017) 012007.
- [10]. T. Combi, C.C. Martins, S. Taniguchi, J. Leonel, R. A. Lourenco, R. C. Montone, Depositional history and inventories of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in sediment cores from an Antarctic Specially Managed Area (Admiralty Bay, King George Island), Marine Pollution Bulletin 118 (2017) 447 - 451. Doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.03.031
- [11]. A. El Nemr, A.A. Moneer, A. Khaled, A. El-Sikaily, Contamination and risk assessment of organochlorines in surface sediments of Egyptian Mediterranean coast, Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Research 38 (2012) 7-21.
- [12]. M. Kohler, J. Tremp, M. Zennegg, C. Seiler, S. Minder-Kohler, M. Beck, P. Lienemann, L. Wegmann, P. Schmi, Joint sealants: an overlooked diffuse source of polychlorinated biphenyls in buildings, Environmental Science and Technology 39 (2005) 1967-1973.
- [13]. A.O. Barakat, M. Kim, Y. Qian, T.L. Wade, Organochlorine pesticides and PCB residues in sediments of Alexandria harbor, Egypt, Marine Pollution Bulletin 44 (2002) 1421-1434.
- [14]. O. Edjere, O. Iyekowa, Assessment of the levels of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in Orogodo River sediments Agbor, Delta State, Nigeria, Ovidius University Annals of Chemistry 28 (2017) 25-29. Doi: 10.1515/auoc-2017-0005 10.1515/auoc-2017-0005
- [15]. E.O. Fagbote, E.O. Olanipekun, Levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and polychlorinated biphenyls in sediment of bitumen deposit impacted area, International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology 7 (2010) 561-570.
- [16]. L.I.N. Ezemonye, Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) levels and distribution in Ethiope and Benin Rivers of the Niger Delta, Nigeria: surface water and sediments, International Journal of Environmental Studies 62 (2007) 491-504.
- [17]. I. Ilechukwu, L.C. Osuji, M.O. Onyema, G.I. Ndukwe, Occurrence and sources of aliphatic hydrocarbons in soils within the vicinity of hot mix asphalt plants in Obigbo and Igwuruta areas of Rivers State, Nigeria, Journal of Applied Science and Environmental Management 20 (2016) 1087 - 1094.
- [18]. L.C. Osuji, I.P. Ilechukwu, M.O. Onyema, Distribution and sources of aliphatic hydrocarbons (AHCs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) within the vicinity of a hot mix asphalt (HMA) plant in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, International Journal of Environmental Sciences 3 (2012) 697 - 706.
- [19]. L.C. Osuji, O. Achugasim, Environmental degradation of polluting aromatic and aliphatic hydrocarbons; a case study, Chemistry and Biodiversity 4 (2007) 424 - 430.
- [20]. C.A. Anyakora, K.A. Ogbeche, P. Palmer, H. Coker, G. Ukpo, C. Ogah, GC/MS analysis of polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons in sediment samples from the Niger Delta Region, Chemosphere 60 (2005) 990 - 997. Doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2004.12.073 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2004.12.073
- [21]. S.A. Mills III, D.I. Thai, J. Barney, A summary of the 209 PCB congener nomenclature, Chemosphere 68 (2007) 1603 - 1612. Doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2007.03.052 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2007.03.052
- [22]. Canadian Council of Ministers of Environment, Sediment quality guidelines for the protection of aquatic life (2001).
- [23]. D.M.S. Aly Salem, A. Khaled, A. El Nemr, Assessment of pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in sediments of the Egyptian Mediterranean Coast, Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Research 39 (2013) 141-152. Doi: 10.1016/j.ejar.2013.11.001 10.1016/j.ejar.2013.11.001
- [24]. I. Tolosa, J.M. Bayona, J. Albaiges, Spatial and temporal distribution, fluxes, and budgets of organochlorinated compounds in Northwest Mediterranean sediments, Environmental Science and Technology 29 (1995) 2519-2527.
- [25]. L. Webster, P. Roose, B. Bersuder, M. Kotterman, M. Haarich, K. Vorkamp, Determination of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in sediment and biota, ICES Techniques in Marine Environmental Sciences No. 53 (2013).
- [26]. T. Yao, C. He, P. Zhang, H. Gao, C. Zhou, Distribution and sources of chlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) in surface waters of Jinzhou Bay in China, Procedia Environmental Sciences 18 (2013) 317 - 322. Doi: 10.1016/j.proenv.2013.04.04110.1016/j.proenv.2013.04.041