Distribution and sources of organochlorine pesticides in agricultural soils from central China

• Published in: Ecotoxicology and environmental safety Vol. 93; pp. 163 - 170
• Main Authors: Zhou, Qun, Wang, Jingjing, Meng, Beidi, Cheng, Junqi, Lin, Guoping, Chen, Jiachun, Zheng, Dan, Yu, Yanhong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: San Diego, CA Elsevier Inc 01.07.2013; Elsevier
• Subjects: Agricultural soil; agricultural soils; Agriculture - statistics & numerical data; Agronomy. Soil science and plant productions; aldrin; Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Applied ecology; Biological and medical sciences; China; DDT (pesticide); Ecotoxicology, biological effects of pollution; Environmental Monitoring; Environmental Pollution - statistics & numerical data; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; General agroecology; General agroecology. Agricultural and farming systems. Agricultural development. Rural area planning. Landscaping; General agronomy. Plant production; General aspects; Generalities. Agricultural and farming systems. Agricultural development; HCH (pesticide); heptachlor; hexachlorobenzene; Hexachlorobenzene - analysis; Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated - analysis; Lindane - analysis; Organochlorine pesticide; Pesticides - analysis; pollution; Pollution assessment; risk; Soil - chemistry; Soil Pollutants - analysis; soil quality; soil sampling; China; Asia; Agricultural soil; Organochlorine pesticide; Pollution assessment; China; Ecotoxicology; Toxicity; Pesticides; Soils; Pollution; Organochlorine compounds; Chlorine Organic compounds; Environment; Agriculture; Organic compounds

There is little information on the organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) residues in agricultural soils of Wuhan, the largest city in central China. Surface soil samples were collected from agricultural soils in Wuhan and analyzed to determine twenty-one OCPs. According to the measured concentrations and...