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SAMPLES of zoo- and phytoplankton were collected in Stockholm harbour during an investigation into levels of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). The samples were taken in September and October 1971 and in June 1972 at the localities shown in Fig. 2a and b. The opportunity was taken to check the possibility that contamination of plankton samples might occur from the anti-fouling paint, containing PCB, used on the boat.
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JENSEN, S., RENBERG, L. & OLSSON, M. PCB Contamination from Boat Bottom Paint and Levels of PCB in Plankton outside a Polluted Area. Nature 240, 358–360 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/240358b0
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