<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in sediment samples from the New Calabar River in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria were determined. Grab sediment samples were collected from five stations in the river and analyzed for individual PCB congeners using gas chromatography - mass spectrometer. The Σ<sub>8</sub>PCB (sum of eight congeners) identified in the samples ranged from 0.21 to 2.16 mg/kg. Congener 105 and 194 were the most and least abundant with 34.65 % and 2.46 % respectively. The lower chlorinated congeners (below PCB 101) were prominent with 54.68 % of the total PCBs concentration in the sediments. The results of this study should make PCBs contaminants of grave concern in the Niger Delta Region. </p></abstract>

The concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in sediment samples from the New Calabar River in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria were determined. Grab sediment samples were collected from five stations in the river and analyzed for individual PCB congeners using gas chromatography - mass spectrometer. The Σ8PCB (sum of eight congeners) identified in the samples ranged from 0.21 to 2.16 mg/kg. Congener 105 and 194 were the most and least abundant with 34.65 % and 2.46 % respectively. The lower chlorinated congeners (below PCB 101) were prominent with 54.68 % of the total PCBs concentration in the sediments. The results of this study should make PCBs contaminants of grave concern in the Niger Delta Region.

Assessment of the levels of polychlorinated biphenyls in sediments of new Calabar River, Niger Delta Region, Nigeria

Ovidius University Annals of Chemistry

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The concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in sediment samples from the New Calabar River in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria were determined....

Assessment of the levels of polychlorinated biphenyls in sediments of new Calabar River, Niger Delta Region, Nigeria

Published Online: Jun 28, 2018

Page range: 36 - 40

Received: Apr 14, 2018

Accepted: Jun 11, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/auoc-2018-0005

Keywords
sediments, New Calabar River, Niger Delta, polychlorinated biphenyls, congener

© 2018 Ifenna Ilechukwu, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Assessment of the levels of polychlorinated biphenyls in sediments of new Calabar River, Niger Delta Region, Nigeria

Published Online: Jun 28, 2018

Page range: 36 - 40

Received: Apr 14, 2018

Accepted: Jun 11, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/auoc-2018-0005

Keywordssediments, New Calabar River, Niger Delta, polychlorinated biphenyls, congener

© 2018 Ifenna Ilechukwu, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
sediments, New Calabar River, Niger Delta, polychlorinated biphenyls, congener