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  • Title: Organochlorine pesticide residues in sediment cores of sunderban wetland, northeastern part of Bay of Bengal, India, and their ecotoxicological significance.
    Author: Sarkar SK, Binelli A, Riva C, Parolini M, Chatterjee M, Bhattacharya AK, Bhattacharya BD, Satpathy KK.
    Journal: Arch Environ Contam Toxicol; 2008 Oct; 55(3):358-71. PubMed ID: 18227957.
    Abstract:
    This paper presents the first comprehensive report of the organochlorine pesticide residues (OCs) such as hexachlorocyclohexane isomers (HCHs), dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane and its six metabolites (DDTs), and hexachlorobenzene (HCB) in core sediments (<63-microm particle size) from the Indian Sunderban wetland. The pooled mean values of the mass fraction of SigmaHCHs, HCB, and SigmaDDTs in the sediments were 0.05-12, 0.05-1.4, and 0.05-11.5 ng g(-1) dry weight, respectively. The vertical distribution of pesticides reveals an erratic pattern. The concentration of four isomers of HCHs reveals a heterogenic distribution where gamma-HCH (lindane) and beta-HCH shared the dominant part. The mass fraction of HCB did not show any sharp spatial variation. The prevailing sequence of DDT metabolites indicates an active degradation of the parent compound in the sediments and/or inputs of already degraded pp'DDT to the region. Peak concentrations of HCH isomers and DDT metabolites have the potential to induce ecotoxicological impact as per the sediment quality guidelines.
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