Organochlorine compounds in bottom sediments of a delta Branch of the Northern Dvina

Organochlorine compounds in bottom sediments of a delta branch of the Northern Dvina have been studied. Data on the concentration and distribution of organically bound chlorine are given. The specific features of the formation of the levels and profiles of chlorinated phenolic compounds in bottom sediments under the effect of specific primary and secondary sources in the territory of Arkhangelsk Industrial Center are demonstrated.     

Persistent organic pollutants in subarctic lakes in the extreme North of European Russia

The paper presents data on the concentrations of persistent organic pollutants in bottom sediments of subarctic lakes on Vaygach Isl. and in the Polar Cis-Urals in the Northern European Russia. Dioxin pollution is estimated at the background level, and the recorded levels of hexachlorobenzene fall within the concentration range identified in the bottom sediments of small lakes in the southwestern Arkhangelsk region. The specific character of the congener profile of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans in bottom sediments is demonstrated, suggesting a relationship between the pollution that forms under the effect of atmospheric transport of persistent organic pollutants from low latitudes in the past and present and the application of dioxin-containing organochlorine chemicals in timber industry.     

Sulfuric Compounds in the Surface Layer of Bottom Deposits in the Mouth Reach of the Northern Dvina River

The distribution of reduced sulfuric compounds in the surface layer of bottom deposits in the Northern Dvina mouth was examined. The natural biogeochemical processes and anthropogenic pollution are found to cause the formation and accumulation of reduced sulfuric compounds (mostly pyrite and organic forms) in bottom deposits. The concentration of individual forms of sulfur and its total concentration are found to vary widely from year to year. The most intense accumulation of the total reduced sulfur is recorded near the wastewater discharge sites of pulp and paper mills.