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Assessment of 20 Organochlorine Pesticides (OCPs) Pollution in Suburban Soil in Tianjin, China

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology volume 85, pages 137–141 (2010)Cite this article

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Soil contamination with organochlorine pesticides has aroused worldwide concerns considering their high toxicities and long-term persistence. In this study, 87 representative soil samples from suburban areas (Xiqing, Dongli, Jinnan, Beichen) of Tianjin, the third biggest city in China, were collected to evaluate the pollution of 20 organochlorine pesticides. Surface soil samples were air-dried and sieved. Ultrasonic extraction was used for organochlorine pesticides preparation prior to analysis with gas chromatography–mass spectrometry. It was revealed that p,p′-DDE, p,p′-DDD, o,p′-DDT, o,p′-DDD, hexachlorobenzene, dicofol and β-HCH were seven pesticides detected most frequently. DDTs, HCHs and hexachlorobenzene were the predominant pesticide pollutants in soil. Spatial variation of these organochlorine pesticides in soil was illustrated; Pollution levels, characteristics and possible sources were also investigated. Most of other 13 kinds of pesticides were detected and the frequencies of detection were calculated to reveal the pollution status, which ranged from 0.0% (aldrin, dieldrin and endrin) to 34.5% (p,p′-DDT). These data were helpful to figure out the pollution of organochlorine pesticides and could be further used to evaluate the health risk associated with soil pollution.

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  1. Procuratoral Technology and Information Research Center, Supreme People’s Procuratorate, Lugu East Street 5, Beijing, 100040, People’s Republic of China

    Jungang Lv, Yong Liu, Zhaohong Wang, Jimin Feng & Meng Zhao

  2. Agro-Environment Protection Center, Ministry of Agriculture, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China

    Rongguang Shi & Yanming Cai

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Lv, J., Shi, R., Cai, Y. et al. Assessment of 20 Organochlorine Pesticides (OCPs) Pollution in Suburban Soil in Tianjin, China. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 85, 137–141 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-010-0048-3

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Keywords

  • Organochlorine pesticides (OCPs)
  • Soil
  • Suburban
  • Tianjin