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Levels and Sources of Organochlorine Pesticides in Surface Sediment from Anhui Reach of Huaihe River, China

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Twenty-two organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) were investigated in Anhui reach of Huaihe river, China. Seventeen out of 22 OCPs were detected by GC-MS. The mean concentrations of OCPs followed the order: HCHs > DDTs > HCB > chlordanes > endosulfans. Levels of total HCHs and total DDTs ranged from 2.54 to 13.91 ng g−1 (mean = 7.52 ng g−1) and 0.016 to 2.54 ng g−1 (mean = 0.45 ng g−1), respectively. The concentrations of DDTs were lower than those of HCHs. Compared with the other rivers in China, DDTs and HCHs were relatively lower or similar. Statistical analysis indicated that the OCPs concentration differences were not insignificant between upstream, midstream and downstream. The compound compositions suggested that historical usage of lindane and fresh DDT were the main sources. The regression analysis indicated that TOC has influence on the levels of HCHs and little influence on the levels of DDTs in the sediments.

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This work is supported by Anhui Provincial Natural Science Foundation (1608085MD78), Key projects of Natural Science Research of universities in Anhui Province (KJ2015A201), Hefei University Talent Research Fund Project (15RC04), Key projects of Anhui province university outstanding youth talent support program (gxyqZD2016274), Special thanks are given to anonymous reviewers for their useful suggestions and comments.

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    Chunnian Da

  2. Collaborative Innovation Center for Environmental Pollution Prevention and Ecological Restoration of Anhui Province, Hefei, China

    Ke Wu & Jie Jin

  3. BoZhou University Department of biological and chemical engineering, Hefei, Anhui, China

    Minjun Yu

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Da, C., Wu, K., Jin, J. et al. Levels and Sources of Organochlorine Pesticides in Surface Sediment from Anhui Reach of Huaihe River, China. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 98, 784–790 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-017-2088-4

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