Pesticide pollution of River Ghaggar in Haryana, India

Kaushik, Anubha; Sharma, Hardeep Rai; Jain, Sandeep; Dawra, J; Kaushik, C. P.

doi:10.1007/s10661-008-0657-z

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“…A glass reactor used for the experimental studies with various sampling port is represented schematically. Kumari, 2007, Prakash et al, 2004Kaushik et al, 2010, Syed et al, 2013Malik et al, 2011). A higher concentration of endosulfan in the surface soil can be attributed to the fresh usage of this pesticide, whereas the endosulfan residues in the subsurface layer may be a result of the persistence and leaching of this pesticide to the subsurface layer.…”

Section: Pesticide Residues In Different Layers Of Soilmentioning

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Residues of endosulfan in surface and subsurface agricultural soil and its bioremediation

Odukkathil

Vasudevan

2016

Journal of Environmental Management

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Section: Pesticide Residues In Different Layers Of Soilmentioning

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Residues of endosulfan in surface and subsurface agricultural soil and its bioremediation

Odukkathil

Vasudevan

2016

Journal of Environmental Management

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“…The samples were analysed using a glass column packed with 1.5% OV-17/1.95% QF-1 on Gas Chrom Q, 100-120 mesh and on an alternate column BP5 capillary 30 m, 0.25 mm I.D. The identities were further confirmed by chemical dehydrochlorination and subsequent gas chromatography as published elsewhere (Kaushik et al 2010).…”

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Organochlorine pesticide residues in drinking water in the rural areas of Haryana, India

Kaushik

Sharma

Kaushik

2011

Environ Monit Assess

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Drinking water samples collected from rural areas of three districts of Haryana during pre-monsoon and post-monsoon periods were analysed for the presence of organochlorine pesticide residues. The main source of drinking water in rural areas, i.e. groundwater in Ambala and Gurgaon districts and surface water supply in Hisar district, was found to be contaminated with isomers of HCH and endosulfan and metabolites of DDT, whereas dieldrin remained below detection limits. During the study period, the mean values observed for total HCH, DDT and endosulfan were 87.6, 848.2, and 27.4 ng/L and 99.8, 275.3 and 164.2 ng/L, respectively, for Ambala and Gurgaon districts. In the case of Hisar district, the values were 78.5, 115.9, and 53.0 ng/L, respectively. During the study period, 37% of the samples exceeded the total pesticide level of 500 ng/L indicated in the EECD directive for drinking water. Seasonal variations of pesticide residues were also observed during the study period.

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“…Ghaggar is the one of the major rivers of northern India originating in outer Himalayas and flowing through the state of Punjab, Haryana, and Rajasthan (Kaushik et al 2010). Punjab and Haryana are two predominantly agricultural states of India using substantial amounts of agrochemicals.…”

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Pesticide residue in water—a challenging task in India

Agarwal

Prajapati

Singh

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Environ Monit Assess

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Modern agriculture practices reveal an increase in use of pesticides to meet the food demand of increasing population which results in contamination of the environment. In India, crop production increased to 100 %, but the cropping area has increased marginally by 20 %. Pesticides have played a major role in achieving the maximum crop production but maximum usage and accumulation of pesticide residues is highly detrimental to aquatic and other ecosystem. Pesticide residues in drinking water have become a major challenge over the last few years. It has been monitored in public water supply resources in National capital territory, i.e., Delhi. Organochlorine pesticides (OCPs), mainly isomers of hexachlorohexane (HCH), dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane (DDT), endosulphan, endrin, aldrin, dieldrin, and heptachlore, were identified from potable water samples. Results suggested that continuous consumption of contaminated water can pose severe health threats to local residents of this area. Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Delhi, had found α and β isomers of endosulphan residues in the Yamuna river. High concentrations of γ-HCH (0.259 μg/l) and malathion (2.618 μg/l) were detected in the surface water samples collected from the river Ganga in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh (UP). High concentration of methyl parathion, endosulfan, and DDT were observed in water samples collected from the river at Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Industrial Toxicology Research Centre (ITRC), Lucknow (UP) study also found 0.5671 ppb concentrations of endosulfan in the river at Allahabad, UP. Similar results were found in other water samples in India.

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Pesticide pollution of River Ghaggar in Haryana, India

Cited by 96 publications

References 16 publications

Residues of endosulfan in surface and subsurface agricultural soil and its bioremediation

Residues of endosulfan in surface and subsurface agricultural soil and its bioremediation

Organochlorine pesticide residues in drinking water in the rural areas of Haryana, India

Pesticide residue in water—a challenging task in India

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