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Fifty-six representative samples of topsoil were collected around Guanting Reservoir, which is an important water source for Beijing. Concentrations of the insecticides HCH, DDT, and their metabolites were quantified by use of gas chromatography (GC) with electron capture detection (ECD). Organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) are still present in surface soils in the Guanting area. DDT accounts for about 93% of the total OCP content. Concentrations of α/γ, β/γ, and DDT/DDE are the result not only of historical use, but also of more recent depositions. Statistical analyses, including principal component analysis (PCA) and cluster analysis (CA), revealed associations between concentrations of OCPs and major soil characteristics. Geographical information system (GIS) technology was used to develop maps of the distributions of OCP concentrations. The areas of greatest contamination were primarily in the central part of the study area and were correlated with greater population density, heavier traffic, and more industrial activity.
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This study was supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (“973” Research Program) with grant no. 2007CB407307 and the Knowledge Innovation Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, with grant no. KZCX2-YW-420-5. The authors would like to thank Professor Guibing Jiang and Dr. Ruiqiang Yang from the Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, for their assistance in conducting the OCP analyses.
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Wang, T., Lu, Y., Shi, Y. et al. Organochlorine pesticides in soils around Guanting Reservoir, China. Environ Geochem Health 29, 491–501 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-007-9118-9
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