Olive tree, Olea europaea L., leaves as a bioindicator of atmospheric PCB contamination
Articles > Article · 2013
Authors: Sait C. Sofuoglu, Burak Yayla, Pinar Kavcar, Duygu ATEŞ, Cafer Turgut, Aysun Sofuoglu
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2013, vol 20, pp 6178-6183
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-013-1640-y
Summary
Olive tree leaf samples were collected to investigate their possible use for biomonitoring of lipophilic toxic substances. The samples were analyzed for 28 polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) congeners. Twelve congeners were detected in the samples. PCB-60, 77, 81, 89, 105, 114, and 153 were the most frequently detected congeners ranging from 32 % for PCB-52 to 97 % for PCB-81. I (12)PCBs pound concentration varied from below detection limit to 248 ng/g wet weight in the sampling area, while the mean congener concentrations ranged from 0.06 ng/g (PCB-128 + 167) to 64.2 ng/g wet weight (PCB-60). Constructed concentration maps showed that olive tree leaves can be employed for the estimation of spatial distrubution of these congeners.