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Occurrence and distribution of persistent chlorinated hydrocarbons in the seas around India

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Title Occurrence and distribution of persistent chlorinated hydrocarbons in the seas around India
 
Creator Sarkar, A.
 
Contributor Majumdar, S.K.
Miller, E.W.
Forbes, G.S.
Schmatz, R.F.
Panah, A.A.
 
Subject Aquatic Pollution
Aquatic Pollution
Pesticides
Chlorinated Hydrocarbons
Chemical Pollution
Pollution Effects
Water
Sediments
Biota
Zooplankton
Fishes
ISW, Arabian Sea
ISW, Indian Ocean
 
Description Article deals with an evaluation of the levels of contamination of various organochlorine pesticides such as DDTs, HCHs, aldrin, dieldrin, endrin, and different congeners of polychlorinated biphenyls in different compartment of the ocean (water, sediment and biota). It provides the method analysis for determination of the concentration of various chlorinated hydrocarbons. The most striking feature of this article is the delineation of a comprehensive map of the residue levels of various organochlorine pesticides such as total-ddt, aldrin, dieldrin and HCH in sediments along the east and west coasts of India. The different congeners of PCBs detected in sediments along the east coast of India are cb-14, cb-16, cb-29, ch-31, cb-28, cb-66, cb-99, cb-101, cb-119, cb-153 and cb-138. Altogether 31 congeners of PCBs (namely cb-26, cb-28, cb-42, cb-44, cb-49, cb-60, cb-70, cb-97, cb-99, cb-101, cb-105, cb-116, cb-118 are reported to be present in the zooplankton from the Arabian Sea. The concentration of different organochlorine pesticides in fishes, seals from the Indian Ocean are also reported
 
Date 1995-07-24T10:06:31Z
2017-09-30T01:55:44Z
1995-07-24T10:06:31Z
2017-09-30T01:55:44Z
1994
 
Type Book Chapter
 
Identifier The oceans: Physical-chemical dynamics and human impact. Easton, PA :Pennsylvania Academy of Science; 1994; 444-458
http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/7403
 
Language en
 
Relation NON-SCI
 
Publisher Easton, PA: Pennsylvania Academy of Science