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Significance of black carbon in the sediment–water partitioning of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) in the Indus River, Pakistan

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Significance of black carbon in the sediment–water partitioning of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) in the Indus River, Pakistan. / Ali, Usman; Bajwa, Anam; Chaudhry, Muhammad Jamshed Iqbal et al.
In: Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, Vol. 126, 04.2016, p. 177-185.

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Ali, U, Bajwa, A, Chaudhry, MJI, Mahmood, A, Syed, JH, Li, J, Zhang, G, Jones, KC & Malik, RN 2016, 'Significance of black carbon in the sediment–water partitioning of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) in the Indus River, Pakistan', Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, vol. 126, pp. 177-185. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2015.12.024

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Ali, U., Bajwa, A., Chaudhry, M. J. I., Mahmood, A., Syed, J. H., Li, J., Zhang, G., Jones, K. C., & Malik, R. N. (2016). Significance of black carbon in the sediment–water partitioning of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) in the Indus River, Pakistan. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 126, 177-185. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2015.12.024

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Ali U, Bajwa A, Chaudhry MJI, Mahmood A, Syed JH, Li J et al. Significance of black carbon in the sediment–water partitioning of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) in the Indus River, Pakistan. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 2016 Apr;126:177-185. Epub 2016 Jan 4. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2015.12.024

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Ali, Usman ; Bajwa, Anam ; Chaudhry, Muhammad Jamshed Iqbal et al. / Significance of black carbon in the sediment–water partitioning of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) in the Indus River, Pakistan. In: Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 2016 ; Vol. 126. pp. 177-185.

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title = "Significance of black carbon in the sediment–water partitioning of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) in the Indus River, Pakistan",
abstract = "This study was conducted with the aim of assessing the levels and black carbon mediated sediment–water partitioning of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) from the Indus River. ∑OCPs ranged between 52−285 ng L−1 and 5.6–29.2 ng g−1 in water and sediment samples respectively. However, the ranges of sedimentary fraction of total organic carbon (fTOC) and black carbon (fBC) were 0.82–2.26% and 0.04–0.5% respectively. Spatially, OCPs concentrations were higher at upstream sites as compared to downstream sites. Source diagnostic ratios indicated the technical usage of HCH (α-HCH/γ-HCH>4) and significant presence of DDT metabolites with fresh inputs into the Indus River as indicated by the ratios of (DDE+DDD)/∑DDTs (0.27–0.96). The partitioning of OCPs between the sediments and water can be explained by two carbon Freundlich adsorption model which included both organic carbon and black carbon pools as partitioning media.",
keywords = "Black carbon, Two carbon Freundlich model, OCPs, Adsorption, Sediment–water partitioning, Indus River",
author = "Usman Ali and Anam Bajwa and Chaudhry, {Muhammad Jamshed Iqbal} and Adeel Mahmood and Syed, {Jabir Hussain} and Jun Li and Gan Zhang and Jones, {Kevin Christopher} and Malik, {Riffat Naseem}",
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AU - Chaudhry, Muhammad Jamshed Iqbal

AU - Mahmood, Adeel

AU - Syed, Jabir Hussain

AU - Li, Jun

AU - Zhang, Gan

AU - Jones, Kevin Christopher

AU - Malik, Riffat Naseem

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KW - Two carbon Freundlich model

KW - OCPs

KW - Adsorption

KW - Sediment–water partitioning

KW - Indus River

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