Indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene in pine from the Dübener Heide

Significant decline in contamination since the early 1990s

Indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene is a product of combustion of fossil fuels. It is environmentally persistent and has a high bioaccumulation potential.

Since the early 1990s, the concentrations of indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene in and on pine shoots from the Dübener Heide have decreased significantly. This is probably related to improved emission protection in households as well as in industrial plants of the adjacent industrial region Bitterfeld.

Significant decline in contamination since the early 1990s
Fig. 1: Indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene in pine shoots from the Dübener Heide
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Updated at: 2022-01-11

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