Organochlorine Pesticides and Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Ambient Air Collected in Zagreb, Croatia

Romanić, Snježana Herceg; Krauthacker, Blanka

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“…In addition, a mixture of different chemicals can also affect ChE activity. For example, research on ambient air in Jakuševec showed traces of persistent organic pollutants (POPs), e.g., organochlorine pesticides (dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, DDT and metabolites), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB congeners) [61], polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) [62] and polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) [63]. Furthermore, in the Sava River (water measuring station Jankomir and Rugvica) adjacent to the Jakuševec landfill, Croatian Waters [64], reported elevated con-centrations of tributyltin compounds (TBT), mercury (Hg), and Hg-compounds [64].…”

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White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) Nestlings Affected by Agricultural Practices? Assessment of Integrated Biomarker Responses

Bjedov,

Velki,

Kovačić

et al. 2023

Agriculture

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The present study assessed the effect of agricultural practices on biomarker response in white stork (Ciconia ciconia) nestlings from continental Croatia. During the breeding season of 2022, blood was sampled (n = 54) from the landfill Jakuševec and the agricultural areas Baranja and Srijem. Different patterns of biomarker response in regard to the sampling site were detected. Results demonstrate the presence of inhibitory pollutants from the landfill Jakuševec and agricultural area Baranja, which is reflected in lower cholinesterase (ChE) activity. Oxidative stress biomarkers show different responses concerning study sites. Glutathione reductase (GR) activity was higher in Baranja and Srijem, suggesting a different mixture of pollutants inducing an antioxidative response. Leachate from the landfill Jakuševec is suspected to affect the white stork nestlings by elevating the concentrations of reactive oxygen species (ROS). An environmental combination of pollutants appears to induce oxidative stress in white stork nestlings. In addition to agricultural practices, white stork nestlings may also be under environmental pressure from the surrounding pollution. Further research is warranted to include additional chemical analysis to associate the environmental concentrations with the potential adverse effects in apex predators, such as the white stork.

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White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) Nestlings Affected by Agricultural Practices? Assessment of Integrated Biomarker Responses

Bjedov,

Velki,

Kovačić

et al. 2023

Agriculture

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Self-organizing maps for indications of airborne polychlorinated biphenyl (PCBs) and organochlorine pesticide (OCPs) dependence on spatial and meteorological parameters

Romanić

Vuković

Klinčić

et al. 2018

Science of The Total Environment

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Levels and Distribution of PCBs and Organochlorine Pesticides in the Air, Pine Needles, and Human Milk

Kožul

Romanić

2010

Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology

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Institut za medicinska istraživanja i medicinu rada, Zagreb, HrvatskaU ovome preglednom radu prikazani su rezultati dobiveni diljem svijeta o raspodjeli i razinama 20 kongenera poliklorbifenila (PCB) i 7 organoklorovih pesticida (OCP) u uzorcima zraka, majčina mlijeka i borovih iglica. Istraživanja prisutnosti navedenih spojeva u tim uzorcima dugi niz godina provode se i u Institutu za medicinska istraživanja i medicinu rada te su u ovome preglednom radu sažeti i ti rezultati. Vidljivo je da su se koncentracije organoklorovih spojeva značajno snizile nakon zakonske zabrane njihove upotrebe, no to se snižavanje usporilo i oni se još nalaze u svim uzorcima. Općenito, više razine PCB-a nađene su u uzorcima s urbanog područja, razine pesticida više u onima gdje je vjerojatno u prošlosti postojala njihova primjena u poljoprivredi, dok je razina HCB-a obično pokazatelj industrijske aktivnosti. γ-HCH određen je u najvišoj koncentraciji u uzorcima zraka i borovih iglica, dok su u ljudima najzastupljeniji DDE i β-HCH. Indikatorski kongeneri PCB-a također su različito zastupljeni u okolišu i ljudima te su tako u zraku i borovim iglicama više koncentracije hlapljivijih nižekloriranih PCB-a, a u ljudima postojanijih višekloriranih PCB-a. Od toksičnih ortho-supstituiranih kongenera PCB-a i u uzorcima ljudi i okoliša najzastupljeniji je PCB-118, dok su najrjeđe detektirana tri najtoksičnija ne-ortho-supstituirana kongenera: PCB-77, PCB-126 i PCB-169. Od organoklorovih pesticida DDD u svim je uzorcima određen u najnižim koncentracijama. Arh Hig Rada Toksikol 2010;61:339-356 Poliklorbifenili (PCB) i organoklorovi pesticidi (OCP) dio su skupine spojeva poznate kao postojani organski onečišćivači (engl. Persistent Organic Pollutants; POPs). Pridjev postojani dobili su zbog svoje sposobnosti da se dugo zadrže u svim dijelovima okoliša, od tla i sedimenta, preko bilja i životinja, pa do čovjeka. KLJUČNE RIJEČI: crnogorično drveće, ljudi, onečišćenje okoliša, pesticidi, poliklorbifenili, razine organoklorovih spojeva Kožul D, Herceg Romanić S. PCBs AND OCPs IN AIR, PINE NEEDLES, AND HUMAN MILKPCB i OCP dugi su niz godina primjenjivani u raznim granama industrije, poljoprivredi i javnom zdravstvu. No, zbog svoga dugog zadržavanja u okolišu, kao i štetnih učinaka na zdravlje ljudi i životinja izloženih ovim spojevima, njihova je proizvodnja i upotreba u većini zemalja ograničena ili potpuno zabranjena. Ne postoje potpuno pouzdani podaci o tome koliko se tih spojeva proizvelo i upotrijebilo prije njihove službene zabrane te u kojoj su se mjeri nastavili ilegalno upotrebljavati i nakon toga. Također, postoje zalihe pesticida koji su zabranjeni ili čiji je rok uporabe istekao, a koje su velika opasnost za okoliš (1).Od organoklorovih pesticida istražuju se heksaklorbenzen (HCB), α, β i γ-izomeri heksaklorcikloheksana

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Organochlorine Pesticides and Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Ambient Air Collected in Zagreb, Croatia

Cited by 3 publications

References 7 publications

White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) Nestlings Affected by Agricultural Practices? Assessment of Integrated Biomarker Responses

White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) Nestlings Affected by Agricultural Practices? Assessment of Integrated Biomarker Responses

Self-organizing maps for indications of airborne polychlorinated biphenyl (PCBs) and organochlorine pesticide (OCPs) dependence on spatial and meteorological parameters

Levels and Distribution of PCBs and Organochlorine Pesticides in the Air, Pine Needles, and Human Milk

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