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Fragrances in the Seawater of Terra Nova Bay, Antarctica

Fragrances in the Seawater of Terra Nova Bay, Antarctica

Marco Vecchiato, Elena Gregoris, Elena Barbaro, Carlo Barbante, Rossano Piazza, Andrea Gambaro

Sci Total Environ. 2017 Sep 1;593-594:375-379.

PMID: 28351805

Abstract:

Personal Care Products are emerging pollutants whose distribution in the Antarctic and remote environments is still largely unknown. Among PCPs, long-lasting and stable Fragrance Materials were selected to perform a first pilot study on their occurrence in the coastal surface seawater of Terra Nova Bay in the Ross Sea, Antarctica. Ambrofix, Amyl Salicylate, Benzyl Salicylate, Hexyl Salicylate, Lemonile and Okoumal were detected for the first time in Antarctic natural seawater, and reached total concentrations up to 100ngL-1. Treated discharges from the Italian research station Mario Zucchelli (MZS) contain FMs, however concentrations in nearby Tethys Bay increase during the seasonal melt of the sea ice and its snow cover: variability in emissions and distribution, as well as a contribution from atmospheric (long or short-range) transport were hypothesized.

Chemicals Related in the Paper:

Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP2050080	Amyl salicylate		2050-08-0	Price
AP6259763	Hexyl salicylate		6259-76-3	Price

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