Monitoring of organochlorine pesticide residues in the Indian marine environment

Pandit, G.G.; Rao, Ankita; Jha, S. K.; Krishnamoorthy, T.M.; Kale, S. P.; Raghu, K.; Murthy, N. B. K.

doi:10.1016/s0045-6535(00)00179-x

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“…Amaraneni and Pillala (2001) reported a-HCH as the predominant isomer of HCH with maximum concentration of 123.8 lg/g followed by c-HCH (98.7 lg/g). Pandit et al (2001) also reported the a-HCH to be more dominant isomer of HCH in fish. Among DDT metabolites pp DDT and pp DDE were at highest levels followed by op DDT and pp DDD.…”

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Determination of Organochlorine Pesticide Residues in Freshwater Fish Species in Punjab, India

Kaur

Sharma

Gill

et al. 2008

Bull Environ Contam Toxicol

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The levels of organochlorine pesticides residues were determined in five freshwater fish species in Punjab State, India. These species were selected in view of their importance to local human fish consumer. DDTs were the predominant organochlorine contaminants in all species with pp DDT and pp DDE as the main pollutants. Other organochlorines, such as HCH isomers and dieldrin were also found at lower levels in fish species. The alpha-HCH was the dominant isomer of HCH in all fish species followed by gamma-, beta- and delta-HCH. The residues of aldrin, chlordane, heptachlor and endosulphan were not detected in any fish sample. The levels of organochlorines detected in present study were below the tolerance limits recommended at National and International standards.

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Determination of Organochlorine Pesticide Residues in Freshwater Fish Species in Punjab, India

Kaur

Sharma

Gill

et al. 2008

Bull Environ Contam Toxicol

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“…Hence these bottom sediments represent an integrated conspicuous level of particle bound contaminants that have deposited over a longer period of time. A few studies have been reported on these contamination of OCs in the sediments from Indian coastal regions (Sarkar and SenGupta, 1987, 1988Takeoka et al, 1991;Sarkar et al, 1997;Pandit et al, 2001) indicating the presence of their major emission sources in these regions. The findings of this research work constitute the first judicious base line data set for the OCI residues in the sediments of CES (Tables 1 and 2).…”

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Spatial budgetary evaluation of organochlorine contaminants in the sediments of Cochin Estuary, India

Akhil

Sujatha

2014

Marine Pollution Bulletin

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a b s t r a c tThis paper presents the first detailed investigation on the residual levels of organochlorine insecticide (OCI) concentrations in the Cochin estuarine sediment. It aims in elucidate their distribution and ecological impact on the aquatic system. Concentrations of persistent organochlorine compound (OC) were determined for 17 surface sediment samples which were collected from specific sites of Cochin Estuarine System (CES) over a period of November 2009 and November 2011. The contaminant levels in the CES were compared with other worldwide ecosystems. The sites bearing high concentration of organochlorine compounds are well associated with the complexities and low energy environment. Evaluation of ecotoxicological factors suggests that adverse biological effects are expected in certain areas of CES.

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“…In India, dichloro-diphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) and hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) were used extensively until recently, for both agricultural and sanitary purposes. It is estimated that about 25,000 MT (metric tons) of chlorinated pesticides were used annually in India, and DDT accounted for 40% of this group (Pandit et al 2001). According to Central Insecticides Boards and Registration Committee of India (CIBRC, India), the use of 12 pesticides were restricted in India, which included endosulfan (banned in the state of Kerala, South India), DDT, and lindane (Central Insecticides Boards and Registration committee, http://www.cibrc.nic.in/list_pest_bann.htm).…”

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Occurrence of organochlorine pesticide residues in green mussel (Perna viridis L.) and water from Ennore creek, Chennai, India

Sundar

Selvarani

Gopalakrishnan

et al. 2009

Environ Monit Assess

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Green mussel (Perna viridis) and water samples were collected from Ennore creek, Chennai by seasonal sampling and analyzed for organochlorine pesticide residues (OCPs) like dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane (DDT) and its metabolites, isomers of hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) and endosulfan. These residues were analyzed by using gas chromatograph (GC) with microECD. In the present study, mussel samples showed very low concentrations of OCPs in the statistical order of DDT (5.83 ng g(-1) wet tissue)>endosulfan (2.84 ng g(-1) wet tissue)>HCH (2.34 ng g(-1) wet tissue). Concentrations of OCPs in water samples were in the statistical order of endosulfan (29.21 ng L(-1))>HCH (17.14 ng L(-1))>DDT (14.63 ng L(-1)). To our knowledge, this is the first report on the seasonal variation of OCPs and especially the quantification of endosulfan in Ennore Creek. The present study recommends that continuous monitoring in Ennore creek is necessary to assess possible impact on human health.

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Monitoring of organochlorine pesticide residues in the Indian marine environment

Cited by 76 publications

References 9 publications

Determination of Organochlorine Pesticide Residues in Freshwater Fish Species in Punjab, India

Determination of Organochlorine Pesticide Residues in Freshwater Fish Species in Punjab, India

Spatial budgetary evaluation of organochlorine contaminants in the sediments of Cochin Estuary, India

Occurrence of organochlorine pesticide residues in green mussel (Perna viridis L.) and water from Ennore creek, Chennai, India

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