Organochlorine pesticides in the surface waters of Northern Greece

Golfínopoulos, Spyros K.; Nikolaou, Anastasia D.; Kostopoulou, Maria N.; Xilourgidis, Nikos K.; Vagi, Maria C.; Lekkas, Dimitrios

doi:10.1016/s0045-6535(02)00480-0

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“…Heptachlor epoxide was present in the lowest concentration. Concentrations of dieldrin in this study were remarkably lower in comparison to other surface waters (Ayas et al 1997;Turgut 2003;Golfinopoulos et al 2003). Aldrin and dieldrin are closely related organochlorines.…”

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confidence: 56%

“…Chromatographic separation was achieved by using a fused silica capillary column (30 m × 0.25 mm i.d.) coated with 5% diphenyl-95% dimethylsiloxane with film thickness of 0.25 μm (Vidal et al 1993;Columé et al 2001;Golfinopoulos et al 2003).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Organochlorine pesticides are known to resist biodegradation and therefore they can be concentrated through food chains and produce a significant magnification of the original concentration at the end of the chain (Sankararamakrishnan et al 2005). Pesticides are one class of compounds that, despite their benefits, may produce a wide range of toxic side effect that pose a potential hazard to the envi-ronment (Golfinopoulos et al 2003). While pesticides are indispensable in modern agriculture, their use or misuse may lead to serious water quality problems (Wauchope et al 1994;El-Kabbany et al 2000).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Monitoring of organochlorine pesticides in the surface waters from Mid-Black Sea Region, Turkey

Geyikçi

Büyükgüngör

2010

Environ Monit Assess

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The levels of 16 organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) in surface water in Mid-Black Sea Region in Turkey were investigated to evaluate their potential pollution and risks. The analysis of OCPs extracted by C-18 solid phase extract was performed using Fisions Mega II Series gas chromatograph coupled by electron capture detector. Surface water samples have been collected seasonally from ten rivers for a period of 1 year. The most commonly encountered OCPs in surface water were the isomers of hexachlorocyclohexane, dieldrin, p,p-DDD, and heptachlor epoxide. In some cases the concentrations detected were higher than the qualitative target levels set by the European Union, especially for δ-hexachlorocyclohexane. The concentration levels found are lower than the EU maximum acceptable concentration of 0.10 μg/l for all compounds examined, except for δ-HCH in two samples (0.2505 μg l −1 in the S-5 and 0.2046 μg l −1 in the S-10). The occurrence of these compounds

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Monitoring of organochlorine pesticides in the surface waters from Mid-Black Sea Region, Turkey

Geyikçi

Büyükgüngör

2010

Environ Monit Assess

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“…The average concentrations of γ -HCH and DDTs were found to be lower in Lake Taihu in this study than the previous study conducted by Ta et al (2006). When compared with rivers or lakes of other countries, the concentrations of individual OCPs from Lake Taihu (this study) were higher than those in the Nestos River of Greece (Golfinopoulos et al 2003) but lower than those in the Kucuk Menderes of Turkey (Turgut 2003) and the Ebro River of Spain (Claver et al 2006). This may be related to the less current use of OCPs in the areas surrounding Lake Taihu.…”

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Ecological Risk Assessment of Organochlorine Pesticides in Surface Waters of Lake Taihu, China

Guo

et al. 2012

Human and Ecological Risk Assessment: An International Journal

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The residues of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) in surface waters from Meiliang Bay, Gonghu Bay, and Xukou Bay of Lake Taihu, China, were investigated, and their ecological risks were assessed using the risk quotient method and probabilistic risk assessment. Environmental concentrations of OCPs in surface water of these bays were relatively lower compared with other rivers or lakes in China. Calculation of risk quotient associated with taxonomic groups indicates moderate ecological risks from OCPs for crustaceans and insects in these bays, while the ecological risks were low for fish and negligible for phytoplankton. The ecological risk quotients associated with individual OCPs were lower than 0.01 in these bays, suggesting a negligible risk to aquatic organisms. Ecological risk from α-HCH was relatively lower compared with DDTs, endosulfans, and γ -HCH. The combined ecological risks were evaluated using probabilistic risk assessment for only eight OCPs owing to a lack of available toxicity data for β-HCH and δ-HCH. The percentage of species with the potential to be at risk from mixture of OCPs was lower than the criteria of 5% in each bay, indicating that the combined ecological risks were acceptable.

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“…∑HCH concentrations of the 29 surface water samples were higher than those in Peacock River, Xin Jiang Province (nd-19.00 ug/L) (Chen et al, 2011) and Huaihe River (0.47-6.13 ug/L) (Feng et al, 2011), while lower than those in the Yangtze River (0.55-28.07 ug/L) (Tang et al, 2008), Qiantang River (0.74-543.1 ug/L) (Gong et al, 2004a,b), Nestos River, Greece (nd-68.00 ug/L) (Golfinopoulos et al, 2003) and much lower than those in the Gomti River, India (0.02-4846.00 ug/L) (Malik et al, 2007) (Table 4). ∑DDT concentrations in surface water samples were higher than that in Ebro River, Spain (3.40 ug/L) (Fernandez et al, 1999), while lower than those in the Yangtze River (nd-16.71 ug/L) (Tang et al, 2008), Huaihe River (4.44-33.59) (Feng et al, 2011) and Nestos River, Greece (nd-64.00 ug/L) (Golfinopoulos et al, 2003), and much lower than those in the Qiantang River (nd-204.1 ug/L) (Zhou et al, 2006), Gomti River, India (0.20-4578.00 ug/L) (Malik et al, 2007), and Kucuk Menderes River, Turkey (72-120 ug/L) (Turgut, 2003).…”

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Sources, concentrations and risk factors of organochlorine pesticides in soil, water and sediment in the Yellow River estuary

Liu

2015

Marine Pollution Bulletin

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The environmental occurrence, sources and risk factors of organochlorine pesticides (HCHs and DDTs) and their isomers or metabolites were studied using comprehensive surveys (including soil, surface water, groundwater and sediment sampling) conducted in the Yellow River Delta (YRD). HCHs and DDTs were all detected in multi environmental media. Compared with reported organochlorine pesticide values in China and abroad and with related environmental quality standards, the concentrations of HCHs and DDTs were generally at low levels in the YRD. Composition of OCPs (DDT metabolites and HCH isomers) showed that DDTs in the multiple environments of the YRD not only came from residues of dicofol but also from atmospheric deposition, while HCH pollution results from the historical usage of a mixture of technical HCH and lindane. Furthermore, the sum of Excess Lifetime Cancer Risk (∑ELCR) exposure to HCHs exceeded the generally acceptable risk level of 1.0E-06 recommended by the USEPA for carcinogenic chemicals.

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Organochlorine pesticides in the surface waters of Northern Greece

Cited by 156 publications

References 9 publications

Monitoring of organochlorine pesticides in the surface waters from Mid-Black Sea Region, Turkey

Monitoring of organochlorine pesticides in the surface waters from Mid-Black Sea Region, Turkey

Ecological Risk Assessment of Organochlorine Pesticides in Surface Waters of Lake Taihu, China

Sources, concentrations and risk factors of organochlorine pesticides in soil, water and sediment in the Yellow River estuary

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