Chinese Journal of Oceanology and Limnology

, Volume 32, Issue 5, pp 1157–1162 | Cite as

Residues of organochlorine pesticides in intertidal flat surface sediments from coastal zone of Jiangsu Province, China

  • Xiumei Han (韩秀梅)
  • Rong Zheng (郑容)
  • Jiale Zhao (赵家乐)
  • Chao Ma (马超)
  • Xiaojiang Gao (高效江)
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Abstract

Sixteen surface sediment samples were collected and analysed to evaluate the residues of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) from intertidal flat in Jiangsu Province. Overall, 22 OCPs were detected with total concentrations of OCPs ranging widely from 0.96 to 12.14 ng/g (dry wt). Total hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) and total dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) levels varied from <0.01 to 0.67 ng/g and from 0.23 to 4.85 ng/g, respectively. DDTs were the predominant compounds. The dominance of β-HCH indicated a history of HCH pollution. According to the ratios of (p, p′-DDD+p,p′-DDE)/p,p′-DDT and o,p′-DDT/p, p′-DDT, new input of DDTs did not occur in most sites, and the main sources were historical usage of technical DDTs. OCPs such as dieldrin, endrin, p, p′-DDD, and p, p′-DDT exceeded the effects range low, showing adverse biological effects that would occasionally occur at some sites of the study area.

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organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) intertidal flat sediment coastal zone Jiangsu Province 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Xiumei Han (韩秀梅)
    • 1
  • Rong Zheng (郑容)
    • 1
  • Jiale Zhao (赵家乐)
    • 1
  • Chao Ma (马超)
    • 1
  • Xiaojiang Gao (高效江)
    • 1
  1. 1.Department of Environmental Science and EngineeringFudan UniversityShanghaiChina

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