ADVANCES IN POLAR SCIENCE ›› 1997, Vol. 8 ›› Issue (2-English): 121-132.

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On the organic compounds in water of Mochou Lake and Heart Lake in Larsemann Hills, Antarctica

Li Zhisheng, Chen Xudong, Zhang Yinhua, Liang Xiaomin, Wang Ji and Liang Yanling   

  1. Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China
  • Online:1947-06-30 Published:1947-06-30
  • Contact: Li Zhisheng
  • Supported by:

    This project was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation and the State Antarctic Committee of China.

Abstract:

Information on the organic compounds in water of Mochou Lake and Heart Lake, Antarctica is given in this paper. 93 organic compounds were identified from 121 chemical constituents in lake water, including n alkanes, lipidal isopentadienes, aromatic hydrocarbons, polycyclic aromatics, alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, esters, monocarboxylic acids and phthalic esters in the range of 0.027-4.79 μg/L. Organic compounds of global occurrence like BHC, DDT and PCBs were detected in the water, at the concentration of 0.012-0.356 μg/L.

Key words: Larsemann Hills, Mochou Lake, Heart Lake, organic compounds, global pollutants