DDTs and other chlorinated organic pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls pollution in the surface sediments of Keratsini harbour, Saronikos gulf, Greece

Galanopoulou, Stavroula; Vgenopoulos, Andreas; Conispoliatis, N.

doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2004.11.043

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“…They are generally lower than those measured in most Asian sites (Fung et al 2005;Hong et al 1995Hong et al , 2006, Danube coastline in the Black Sea (Fillmann et al 2002) and Saronikos Gulf (Galanopoulou et al 2005) whilst comparable to those reported for the Black Sea-Istanbul Strait entrance (Fillmann et al 2002). On the other hand, Fowler (1990) reported that DDT concentrations in nearshore surface sediments worldwide ranged between <0.1 and 44 ng g −1 dry weight (dw).…”

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Distribution of organochlorine pesticides in sediments and mussels from the Istanbul Strait

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Henkelmann

et al. 2010

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This study was conducted to determine the status and trends of organochlorine pesticide (OCP) compounds in the sediment and mussel samples collected along the Istanbul Strait and from the coasts of an island in the Marmara Sea. The total concentrations of OCPs were found in the range of 40-13,852 pg g(-1) dry weight for sediments and 5,195-12,322 pg g(-1) wet weight for mussels. The levels of OCPs in both sediments and mussels were dominated by DDTs and HCHs; β-HCH, 4,4(')-DDD and 4,4(')-DDE were the major pollutants. The degree of sediment pesticide contamination was more severe in the inner part of the strait. OCP concentrations in sediments and mussels were compared with the sediment guideline values and legal limits for human health, respectively. The results showed that OC pesticide contamination in the strait might not pose a serious threat to the health of the marine inhabitants at most of the stations.

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Distribution of organochlorine pesticides in sediments and mussels from the Istanbul Strait

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“…Chlorinated pesticides burden in comparison to worldwide previously reported Chlorinated pesticides were reported in estuaries, harbors, near shore sediments, and bays all over the globe (Allen-Gil et al 1997;Caldas et al 1999;Barakat et al 2002;Galanopoulou et al 2005;Amaraneni 2006; Barlas et al 2006;Chi 2009). The major OCs groups systematically reported are the HCHs and DDTs (reference therein); however, according to the regional usage of pesticides, the major OC impact could be due to other OCs.…”

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Multi-year monitoring of estuarine sediments as ultimate sink for DDT, HCH, and other organochlorinated pesticides in Argentina

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Marcovecchio

2010

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Forty-nine superficial sediment samples used in this study were collected from eight sites in the Bahia Blanca Estuary, located in the Buenos Aires Province southwest, Argentina, in a period between April 2005 and March 2009, to assess the concentration levels, spatial and seasonal distribution, and putative input sources of 18 selected organochlorine pesticides (OCs), following UNEP-IAEA procedures. Average concentration levels in sediments ranged between 3.54 and 63.79 ng g⁻¹, d.w. (mean = 15.99 ng g⁻¹, d.w.), for ∑OCs, and from nondetectable to 8.03 ng g⁻¹, d.w. (mean = 2.16 ng g⁻¹, d.w.), and from nondetectable to 3.20 ng g⁻¹ (mean = 0.97 ng g⁻¹, d.w.) for hexachlorocyclohexanes (HCHs) and dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethanes (DDTs), respectively. Principal component analysis allowed the classification of sampling sites according to the main OCs inputs over the estuary. In comparison to other worldwide locations and to the world coastal sediment concentrations range, sediment DDTs and HCHs levels were in the low range; on the opposite, ∑OCs average was in the medium range. OCs seasonal distribution was found to be highly correlated with the precipitations seasonality and sowing seasons in the adjacent agriculture fields. In addition, an ecotoxicological risk assessment pointed industrial and agriculture catchment zones with intermediate probability of adverse effects to biota, while the city sewage outfall was classified with none indication of an immediate threat. Data indicated that the estuary sediments were functioning as a sink for persistent OC pesticides (either in use or banned), however, it was found a declining trend on their environmental burden.

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“…Anasco et al (2010) reported that the fresh waters in some rivers are affected by paddy effluents. Galanopoulou et al (2005) reported higher values of DDTs in sediments influenced from the industrial and urban wastes. (Klánová et al 2008) reported on OCPs in the soils and sediments from James Ross Island, Antarctica, in which the contamination occurred through long-range atmospheric transport from Africa, South America, and Australia.…”

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Sources and transports of organochlorine pesticides in the Nanshan underground river, China

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Karst areas have much higher ecological vulnerability and are prone to be contaminated. Organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) were detected in waters and sediment from the two sites of the karst Nanshan underground river system, China, to understand the sources and transport of OCPs in the underground river systems. Obviously, seasonal variations were found both in the waters and the sediments. Detected OCPs ranged from 61 to 936 ng L -1 in the groundwaters and 51-3,842.0 ng g -1 in the underground sediments, respectively. OCPs in groundwaters were mixture of younger and older residues from commercial sources. The maximum OCPs in the sediments of the underground river were historically older residues from commercial sources. The sources of OCPs in the waters and sediments of the underground river indicated that the surface systems play an important role in OCPs transport and pollution in the underground river. Karst features were liable for the transport behavior.

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DDTs and other chlorinated organic pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls pollution in the surface sediments of Keratsini harbour, Saronikos gulf, Greece

Cited by 58 publications

References 21 publications

Distribution of organochlorine pesticides in sediments and mussels from the Istanbul Strait

Distribution of organochlorine pesticides in sediments and mussels from the Istanbul Strait

Multi-year monitoring of estuarine sediments as ultimate sink for DDT, HCH, and other organochlorinated pesticides in Argentina

Sources and transports of organochlorine pesticides in the Nanshan underground river, China

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