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Residues of Organochlorine Pesticides in Water and Suspended Particulate Matter from Xiangshan Bay, East China Sea

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Residual levels, distribution and possible sources of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) in nine water column and suspended particulate matter (SPM) samples collected from Xiangshan Bay, East China Sea were investigated. Total OCPs concentrations in water column and SPM ranges from 2.88 to 34.72 ng/L and 2.47 to 29.94 ng/L, respectively, which exceed the US Environmental Protection Agency regulatory limits. Moreover, low ratio of α-HCH/γ-HCH and high ratios β- and γ-HCH suggested the cocktail input pattern of fresh and weathered HCHs. Meanwhile, low ratio of (DDE + DDD)/DDT and high ratios p,p′- and o,p′-DDT reflected a “dicofol type DDT pollution” pattern.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 21007059) and the Hangzhou Normal University Qianjiang College Science Foundation (No. 2011QJJL01).

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  1. Engineering Research Center of the Ministry of Education for Bioconversion and Biopurification, College of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310032, China

    Weidong Li

  2. Deparment of Science, Qianjiang College of Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, 310012, China

    Huayun Yang & Haobo Yang

  3. Zhejiang GIIAN Test Institute Limited Liability Company, Hangzhou, 310021, China

    Qinfen Gao & Huanbo Pan

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Li, W., Yang, H., Gao, Q. et al. Residues of Organochlorine Pesticides in Water and Suspended Particulate Matter from Xiangshan Bay, East China Sea. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 89, 811–815 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-012-0777-6

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