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Organochlorine Pesticides in the Soil in Linfen, China

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Ten soil samples collected in Linfen were analyzed for 21 organochlorine pesticides. The concentration of total organochlorine pesticides ranged from 4.3 to 23.2 ng g−1 in soil from urban areas and from 26.3 to 247.4 ng g−1 in soil from industrial plants. The highest levels of contamination were observed in northwest and central Linfen, reflecting the distribution of industrial plants. The HCH and DDT profiles revealed that the sources were associated mainly with lindane and technical DDT, respectively, while HCHs in the soil of industrial plants might originate from a new source.

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This study was supported by the National Natural Scientific Foundation of China (No. 20707031) and the evaluation item of city eco-system and geographic chemistry of economic region in the Loess Plateau basin of Shanxin Province.

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  1. College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, PeKing University, Beijing, 100871, China

    H. X. Cheng

  2. Institute of Geophysical and Geochemical Exploration, Chinese Academy of Geological Science, Langfang, 065000, China

    H. X. Cheng & Y. H. Liu

  3. State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 18 Shuangqing Road, Haidian District, Post Office Box 2871, Beijing, 100085, China

    S. Fu & X. J. Xia

  4. Shanxi Geological Survey, Taiyuan, Shanxi, 030001, China

    D. S. Li & J. H. Zhou

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Cheng, H.X., Fu, S., Liu, Y.H. et al. Organochlorine Pesticides in the Soil in Linfen, China. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 81, 599–603 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-008-9544-0

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