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Spatio-temporal assessment of the polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) sediment contamination in four major French river corridors (1945–2018)
André-Marie Dendievel
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LEHNA, UMR CNRS 5023, Université de Lyon, ENTPE, Vaulx-en-Velin, 69518,
France
LEHNA, UMR CNRS 5023, Université de Lyon, ENTPE, Vaulx-en-Velin, 69518,
France
Alexandra Coynel
EPOC, UMR CNRS 5805, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, 33615,
France
Olivier Evrard
LSCE, UMR CNRS 8212, Institut Pierre Simon Laplace, Gif-sur-Yvette,
91191, France
Pierre Labadie
EPOC, UMR CNRS 5805, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, 33615,
France
Sophie Ayrault
LSCE, UMR CNRS 8212, Institut Pierre Simon Laplace, Gif-sur-Yvette,
91191, France
Maxime Debret
M2C, UMR CNRS 6143, Université de Rouen Normandie,
Mont-Saint-Aignan, 76821, France
Florence Koltalo
COBRA, UMR CNRS 6014, Université de Rouen Normandie,
Mont-Saint-Aignan, 76821, France
Yoann Copard
M2C, UMR CNRS 6143, Université de Rouen Normandie,
Mont-Saint-Aignan, 76821, France
Quentin Faivre
GEHCO, EA 6293, Université de Tours, Tours, 37200, France
Thomas Gardes
M2C, UMR CNRS 6143, Université de Rouen Normandie,
Mont-Saint-Aignan, 76821, France
Sophia Vauclin
LEHNA, UMR CNRS 5023, Université de Lyon, ENTPE, Vaulx-en-Velin, 69518,
France
Hélène Budzinski
EPOC, UMR CNRS 5805, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, 33615,
France
Cécile Grosbois
GEHCO, EA 6293, Université de Tours, Tours, 37200, France
Thierry Winiarski
LEHNA, UMR CNRS 5023, Université de Lyon, ENTPE, Vaulx-en-Velin, 69518,
France
Marc Desmet
GEHCO, EA 6293, Université de Tours, Tours, 37200, France
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Polychlorinated biphenyl indicators (ΣPCBi) from sediment cores, bed and flood deposits, suspended particulate matter, and dredged sediments along the major French rivers (1945–2018) are compared with socio-hydrological drivers. ΣPCBi increased from 1945 to the 1990s due to urban and industrial emissions. It gradually decreased with the implementation of regulations. Specific ΣPCBi fluxes reveal the amount of PCB-polluted sediment transported by French rivers to European seas over 40 years.
Polychlorinated biphenyl indicators (ΣPCBi) from sediment cores, bed and flood deposits,...
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