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Phthalates and Nonylphenols in Roskilde Fjord

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76r = 0.80 (p=0.03)5BBP ng/l St.6043210-10 1 2 3 4BBP ng/l St.2Figure 16Station 60 versus Station 2 for BBP. Significant correlation.As can be seen from Figure 16, a good l<strong>in</strong>ear relationship exists for BBPbetween the two locations. It is somewhat surpris<strong>in</strong>g that this is found forBBP, <strong>and</strong> not for the much more abundant substances DBP <strong>and</strong> DEHP.There is no obvious environmental explanation for this observation.5.2 <strong>Fjord</strong> sediment5.2.1 Abundance of substancesIn the sediment much higher concentrations were found than <strong>in</strong> the water.In Table 16, the results for the sediment are shown as mean <strong>and</strong> st<strong>and</strong>arddeviation for the <strong>Roskilde</strong> Vig near the WWTP outlet, <strong>and</strong> averagefor the positions further away Station 2, Station 2044 <strong>and</strong> Station 60.Furthermore, the results for the two stations <strong>in</strong> the Isefjord are shown forcomparison. “d” is the mean distance from the WWTP outlet <strong>in</strong> meters.39

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