Levels of polychlorinated biphenyls, organochlorine pesticides, and chlorophenols in the Kupa river water and in drinking waters from different areas in Croatia

Presence of Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) in Croatia and Evaluation of Its Genotoxicity

“…These results comply with those reported by Drevenkar et al (1994), Drevenkar & Fingler (2000), and Fingler et al (1992) in their papers. DDT may reach surface waters primarily by runoff, atmospheric transport and drift, or by direct application (e.g.…”

Impact of endocrine disrupters on ovarian function and embryonic development

“…It is estimated that 10 8 kg of PCBs still reside in the biosphere [22]. Moreover, high concentrations of PCBs are known to be present in sewage sludge from industrial, agricultural and domestic origin that is spread on arable land and pasture as fertilizer [23] and are found in water [24,25]. Farm animals ingest these substances with food and drinking water and it is likely that the rates of ingestion will increase in the future as growing amounts of sewage sludge are recycled onto agricultural land [23].…”

Persistent Organic Pollutants

“…Sisak is the centre of an industrialised region in inland Croatia, in which the public water supply is drawn from the Kupa River. Concentrations of PCBs and OCPs in both Kupa River water and drinking water from Sisak, were determined in 1988/9 (Fingler et at., 1992). The concentrations in the Sisak drinking water were compared with those determined in drinking water samples from two other urban areas in Croatiathe capital and major industrial centre Zagreb, and Labin, a small town on the Istrian peninsula in the Northern Adriatic.…”