Spatial variability in the ambient concentrations of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and polychlorinated dibenzofurans across the Middle East

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dc.authorid0000-0002-7718-0340
dc.authorid0000-0002-3626-0707
dc.contributor.authorGevao, Bondi
dc.contributor.authorMartinez-Guijarro, Karell
dc.contributor.authorKurt-Karakus, Perihan Binnur
dc.contributor.authorSukhn, Carol
dc.contributor.authorWeber, Roland
dc.contributor.authorKrishnan, Divya
dc.contributor.authorOrif, Mohamed I.
dc.date.accessioned2026-02-12T21:04:58Z
dc.date.available2026-02-12T21:04:58Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.departmentBursa Teknik Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractPolychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/F) were monitored at 12 sites across four countries (Kuwait, Turkey, Lebanon and, Oman) using validated passive air samplers between January 2018 and December 2018 in an attempt to set up a monitoring network for persistent organic pollutants (POPs) across the Middle East. The highest concentrations of sigma PCDD/F were detected in Oman reflecting the proximity of the site to a steel melting company at Al-Rassil Industrial area (557 fg I-TEQ m-3) and a hospital waste incinerator at Al-Multaga (489 fg I-TEQ m-3). Elevated levels were also measured at all monitoring sites across Kuwait with average concentrations ranging from-150 fg I-TEQ m- 3 at the Shuwaikh site to-250 fg I-TEQ m- 3 at the Salmiya and Abdali sites. Levels of sigma PCDD/F at all other stations in the region were generally lower than 35 fg I-TEQ m- 3. The levels of 1,2,3,4,7,8-HxCDF were frequently a factor of two higher compared to 1,2,3,6,7,8-HxCDF suggesting that an additional source exists which involves the use of elemental chlorine. This study has provided the first reliable measurements of the atmospheric concentrations of PCDD/F in the Middle East providing a baseline for assessing time trends in PCDD/F in the air, one of the core matrices for the effectiveness evaluation under the Stockholm Convention on POPs.
dc.description.sponsorshipRegional Organization for the Protection of the Marine Envi- ronment (ROPME); Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research; Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS) [P216-44WE-01]
dc.description.sponsorshipThe Regional Organization for the Protection of the Marine Envi- ronment (ROPME) , the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, and the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS) jointly supported this project under Grant No. P216-44WE-01.
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.apr.2022.101613
dc.identifier.issn1309-1042
dc.identifier.issue12
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85143849157
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.apr.2022.101613
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12885/6746
dc.identifier.volume13
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000903469800002
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherTurkish Natl Committee Air Pollution Res & Control-Tuncap
dc.relation.ispartofAtmospheric Pollution Research
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_WoS_20260212
dc.subjectPolychlorinateddibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs)
dc.subjectPolychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs)
dc.subjectPassive sampling
dc.subjectKuwait
dc.subjectTurkey
dc.subjectLebanon
dc.subjectOman
dc.subjectSaudi Arabia
dc.titleSpatial variability in the ambient concentrations of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and polychlorinated dibenzofurans across the Middle East
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