Status, distribution and ecological risk of organochlorines (OCs) in the surface sediments from the Ravi River, Pakistan

Syed, Jabir Hussain and Malik, Riffat Naseem and Li, Jun and Chaemfa, Chakra and Zhang, Gan and Jones, Kevin C. (2014) Status, distribution and ecological risk of organochlorines (OCs) in the surface sediments from the Ravi River, Pakistan. Science of the Total Environment, 472. pp. 204-211. ISSN 0048-9697

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Abstract

Organochlorines (OCs) including organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and polychlorinated biphenyl (PCBs) were analyzed in surface sediments from the Ravi River, Punjab, Pakistan. Among the OCPs, hexachlorocyclohexane (HCHs), dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDTs) and chlordane (cis- and trans-) were most abundant and their concentrations were ranged from n.d to 16.0 ng g(-1), 1.5 to 58.5 ng g(-1) and n.d to 29.0 ng g(-1), respectively. Concentrations of Σ31PCBs ranged from 4.6 to 424.3 ng g(-1) with a mean value of 48.9 ng g(-1). In general, the concentrations of all studied organochlorines (OCs) in sediments collected from the sampling sites in the vicinity of industrial areas were higher than those from the agricultural areas. Compositional analyses of PCBs indicated that penta- and tetra-PCBs homologues were dominant which was consistent with the previous studies. Compared with other areas around the world, levels of OCs in sediments from the Ravi River were within the range, but were found to be much higher than previously reported from Pakistan. According to established sediment quality guidelines (SQGs), screening-level risk assessment of OCPs and PCBs suggested that they have a potential for adverse effects on benthic organisms.

Item Type:
Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
Science of the Total Environment
Uncontrolled Keywords:
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Subjects:
?? organochlorinessurface sediments spatial distribution potential sources risk assessment ravi riverenvironmental chemistrypollutionenvironmental engineeringwaste management and disposal ??
ID Code:
70326
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Deposited On:
13 Aug 2014 10:38
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Yes
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Published
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