RESIDUE LEVELS OF HEXACHLOROBENZENE (HCB) AND POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS (PCB's) IN THE MEDITERRANEAN WATER AND SEDIMENTS OFF THE NILE DELTA.

RESIDUE LEVELS OF HEXACHLOROBENZENE (HCB)
AND POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS (PCB’s) IN
THE MEDITERRANEAN WATER AND SEDIMENTS OFF
THE NILE DELTA.
M.M. ABBAS, K. EL-GENDY*, A.M.*ABD-AALLA, H.A. ALI*,
G. TANTAWY , AND A.H. EL-SEBAE
National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries,
* Faculty of Agriculture, Alexandria university Alexandria.
ABSTRACT
R.sldues of HeB .nd PCB’. were analyzed by capillary ,.a
chrOlll8tOlraphy In water colUlll .nd .edlment off ttl. Nil.
D.lta, Medlt.rranean S… Th. ambient PCB’. and HCI l.v.la
fOU’ld were v.ry low, and In lIlO.t c…. below th.lr detection
limit•• Ar-1242 value. vera relatively higher eompared to
Ar-1260. Th. r.latlon.hlp between PCI’. end Hel
concentrations and .edlment .xtractabl. organic mett.r (EON)
content I. .vldent. The concentration factor between
.edlment and water (S/W) wa. calculated.