کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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4429081 | 1619809 | 2013 | 7 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
![عکس صفحه اول مقاله: Evaluation of organochlorine contamination in Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins (Sousa chinensis) from the Pearl River Estuary, China Evaluation of organochlorine contamination in Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins (Sousa chinensis) from the Pearl River Estuary, China](/preview/png/4429081.png)
Organochlorine compounds, including polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), dichlorodiphenyl trichloroethane (DDTs), hexachlorocyclohexane (HCHs), chlordanes (CHLs) and hexachlorobenzene (HCB) were analyzed in blubber samples collected from fifteen Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins (Sousa chinensis) stranded in the Pearl River Delta during the period from 2004 to 2009. In general, the magnitude of the mean concentrations is: ∑ DDTs > ∑ PCBs > ∑ HCHs > ∑ CHLs > HCB. DDT levels found in this study were very high, with the ΣDDT ranging from 845 to 179000 ng/g wet weight. Of particular importance is the fact that new inputs from diverse sources still exist in the Pearl River Delta. ∑ PCBs ranged from 123 to 10,200 ng/g wet weight. More studies are necessary for a better understanding of these organochlorine contaminants and their impact on the conservation of humpback dolphins residing in the Pearl River Estuary waters.
► The mean levels of ∑ DDTs > ∑ PCBs > ∑ HCHs > ∑ CHLs > HCB in pink dolphins from PRE
► ∑ PCBs were relatively low compared to those in highly industrialized areas.
► ∑ DDTs were recorded with very high levels of 845.30 to 178598.76 ng/g w.w.
► The high DDT/DDE may imply that fresh DDT inputs still exist for PRE waters.
► More OCs data need to be obtained in dolphins from PRE for better conservation.
Journal: Science of The Total Environment - Volume 444, 1 February 2013, Pages 423–429