IAEA-159

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Inorganic (45)
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Sediment (22)

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Producing Laboratory: MESL

Marine Sediment (Kilbrannan Sound)

Unit Size: 45 g
Price per Unit: 120 EUR
Report: IAEA/AL/180
Date of Release: 6/1/2007
Reference Sheet: download (pdf)
Contact point: NAEL-MESL.Contact-Point@iaea.org

100 kg of sediment, provided by the Quasimeme Project, were collected in Kilbrannan Sound, in the river Clyde’s estuary, Scotland. This sediment sample was dried, ground and sieved. This powder, about 26 kg, was homogenized by mixing in a stainless steel rotating drum for three weeks. Then, aliquots of about 45 grams were packaged into glass bottles with aluminium screw caps, labeled IAEA-159 and sealed with Teflon tape.

Recommended values

Pesticides and PCBs

Analyte	Units	Concentration*	Standard Deviation**	N***
pp’ DDE	ng/g	0.89	0.50	36
pp’ DDD	ng/g	0.82	0.58	30
op DDD	ng/g	0.39	0.22	5
Heptachlor	ng/g	0.31	0.21	11
Dieldrin	ng/g	0.48	0.37	18
Aroclor 1260	ng/g	5.54	3.31	10
PCB No 18	ng/g	0.74	0.53	10
PCB No 28	ng/g	0.57	0.28	22
PCB No 44	ng/g	0.35	0.14	8
PCB No 52	ng/g	0.67	0.25	25
PCB No 66	ng/g	0.41	0.07	5
PCB No 101	ng/g	0.52	0.16	25
PCB No 118	ng/g	0.52	0.21	27
PCB No 138	ng/g	0.60	0.31	30
PCB No 149	ng/g	0.52	0.14	9
PCB No 153	ng/g	0.56	0.09	21
PCB No 170	ng/g	0.15	0.04	11
PCB No 180	ng/g	0.26	0.10	25
PCB No 194	ng/g	0.09	0.04	8

Petroleum Hydrocarbons

Analyte	Units	Concentration*	Standard Deviation**	N***
n-C₁₇	ng/g	105	56	16
Pristane	ng/g	120	53	13
Phytane	ng/g	81	53	16
Naphthalene	ng/g	23	13	32
1 methyl naphthalene	ng/g	20	10	8
2 methyl naphthalene	ng/g	30	19	7
Phenanthrene	ng/g	59	29	45
1 methyl phenanthrene	ng/g	20	9.6	10
Anthracene	ng/g	11	5.1	22
Chrysene	ng/g	58	26	44
Fluorene	ng/g	13	7.7	17
Fluoranthene	ng/g	110	32	41
Pyrene	ng/g	100	38	50
Benzo[b]fluoranthene	ng/g	100	42	23
Benzo[k]fluoranthene	ng/g	49	14	18
Benz[a]anthracene	ng/g	54	20	45
Perylene	ng/g	27	11	9
Benzo[e]pyrene	ng/g	82	8.2	11
Benzo[a]pyrene	ng/g	58	26	44
Benzo[g,h,i]perylene	ng/g	95	45	42
Indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene	ng/g	120	34	25
Dibenz[a,h]anthracene	ng/g	25	14	17
Acenaphthylene	ng/g	6.4	5.4	11
Acenaphthene	ng/g	6.0	4.0	16
Dibenzothiophene	ng/g	6.5	2.8	5

* Average values expressed on a dry-weight basis
** Standard deviation
*** Number of accepted laboratory means which were used for calculation of recommended or information values and standard deviations

Information values (based on dry mass)

Please note that information values are not to be used for any assessment of analytical performance or similar; they are included to provide information about the expected mass fractions/concentration levels

Chlorinated Pesticides and PCBs

Analyte	Units	Concentration*	Standard Deviation**	N***
HEOM	mg/g	0.53	0.29	8
HCB	ng/g	0.17	0.15	20
α HCH	ng/g	0.10	0.06	9
β HCH	ng/g	0.24	0.17	5
ɣ HCH (Lindane)	ng/g	0.21	0.18	24
δ HCH	ng/g	0.57	0.60	4
pp' DDT	ng/g	0.71	0.69	30
op DDE	ng/g	0.19	0.09	4
op DDT	ng/g	2.32	4.33	4
Heptachlor epoxide	ng/g	2.84	3.31	5
Aldrin	ng/g	0.17	0.15	11
Endrin	ng/g	0.77	0.81	10
α Endosulfan	ng/g	1.11	1.02	7
β Endosulfan	ng/g	1.49	1.93	7
Endosulfan sulfate	ng/g	3.46	3.69	6
α Chlordane	ng/g	0.17	0.12	6
β Chlordane	ng/g	0.67	0.80	6
Aroclor 1254	ng/g	14.3	8.38	12
PCB No 8	ng/g	0.37	0.21	3
PCB No 31	ng/g	0.28	0.05	7
PCB No 49	ng/g	0.32	0.09	4
PCB No 70	ng/g	0.62	0.30	3
PCB No 74	ng/g	0.20	0.03	3
PCB No 87	ng/g	0.44	0.25	4
PCB No 95	ng/g	1.26	1.17	3
PCB No 99	ng/g	0.40	0.20	4
PCB No 105	ng/g	0.41	0.31	12
PCB No 110	ng/g	0.54	0.16	7
PCB No 128	ng/g	0.27	0.27	7
PCB No 156	ng/g	0.32	0.43	8
PCB No 177	ng/g	0.20	0.10	4
PCB No 183	ng/g	0.27	0.32	4
PCB No 187	ng/g	0.39	0.05	3
PCB No 195	ng/g	0.08	0.03	3
PCB No 201	ng/g	0.15	0.12	3
PCB No 206	ng/g	0.34	0.47	3
PCB No 209	ng/g	0.14	0.21	4

Petroleum Hydrocarbons

Analyte	Units	Concentration*	Standard Deviation**	N***
EOM	mg/g	0.65	0.37	7
UVF equivalent Chrysene	μg/g	14	9.5	5
UVF equivalent ROPME oil	μg/g	180	65	4
Total Aliphatics	μg/g	55	54	12
Resolved Aliphatics	μg/g	6.9	4.8	10
Unresolved Aliphatics	μg/g	62	48	8
n-C₁₈	ng/g	92	40	15
Σ n-Alkanes (C₁₄-C₃₄)	μg/g	3.9	2.4	16
Total Aromatics	μg/g	1.40	0.65	7
Resolved Aromatics	μg/g	0.90	0.29	7
Unresolved Aromatics	μg/g	8.4	9.8	5
Biphenyl	ng/g	11	3.6	4
2,6 dimethyl naphthalene	ng/g	21	4.2	4
2 methyl phenanthrene	ng/g	26	6.5	9
Triphenylene	ng/g	110	84	3
1 methyl pyrene	ng/g	17	4.8	3
Benzo[a]fluoranthene	ng/g	15	7.1	3

The values listed above were established on the basis of statistically valid results submitted by laboratories which had participated in one or more international intercomparisons organized by the IAEA Marine Environment Laboratory, Monaco. The details concerning the criteria for qualification as a recommended or information value can be found in the respective report (attached).