Levels and distribution of organochlorine pesticides in shellfish from Qiantang River, China

• Published in: Journal of hazardous materials Vol. 152; no. 3; pp. 1192 - 1200
• Main Authors: Zhou, Rongbing, Zhu, Lizhong, Kong, Qingxia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 15.04.2008; Elsevier
• Subjects: Animals; Applied sciences; BCF; BSAF; China; Continental surface waters; DDTs; Exact sciences and technology; HCHs; Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated - analysis; Natural water pollution; OCPs; Pesticides - analysis; Pollution; Qiantang River; Quality Control; Reproducibility of Results; Sensitivity and Specificity; Shellfish - analysis; Water treatment and pollution; China; China, People's Rep., Qiantang R; China, People's Rep; DDTs; Qiantang River; BSAF; OCPs; BCF; HCHs; Heptachlor; Partition coefficient; Persistent organic pollutant; Marine environment; Trophic chain; Pollution; DDT; Organochlorine compounds; Chlorine Organic compounds; Stream; Phase partition; Organic compounds; Human; Edible species; Pollutant behavior; Pesticides; HCH; Sediments; Aldrin; Surface water; Biological accumulation
• ISSN: 0304-3894; 1873-3336
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2007.07.103

Various shellfish collected from different locations along the Qiantang River in 2006 were analyzed for the levels of 13 organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) in order to elucidate the status of OCPs pollution in shellfish for human consumption. Total concentrations of OCPs in shellfish ranged from 16.9 to 78.6 ng/g wet weight (ww), with HCHs (α-, β-, γ-, δ-HCH), DDTs ( p, p′-DDD, p, p′-DDE, p, p′-DDT, o, p′-DDD) and other OCPs (aldrin, diedrin, endrin, heptachlor and heptachlor epoxide) in the range of 3.33–13.2, 8.38–40.1 and 2.32–14.3 ng/g ww, respectively. The dominant OCPs in shellfish were p, p′-DDE among DDTs, β-HCH among HCHs and heptachlor epoxide among other OCPs. It is noticeable that higher OCPs biota-sediment accumulation factor (BSAF) occurred at site with high concentration of OCPs in sediments. The field bioconcentration factor (BCF) increased exponentially with the increase of K ow (octanol–water partition coefficients) of the OCPs. Concentrations of DDTs and HCHs in shellfish from Qiantang River kept at middle level compared with those from marine environment. The concentrations of DDTs in more than 50% of edible shellfish in this study were higher than the limit of 14.4 ng/g ww for human consumption recommended by US EPA (2000).