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Uptake of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) by river water fish: the case of River Chenab

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Uptake of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) by river water fish: the case of River Chenab. / Eqani, Syed Ali-Musstjab-Akber-Shah; Malik, Riffat Naseem; Cincinelli, Alessandra et al.
In: Science of the Total Environment, Vol. 450–451, 15.04.2013, p. 83-91.

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Eqani, SA-M-A-S, Malik, RN, Cincinelli, A, Zhang, G, Mohammad, A, Qadir, A, Rashid, A, Bokhari, H, Jones, KC & Katsoyiannis, A 2013, 'Uptake of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) by river water fish: the case of River Chenab', Science of the Total Environment, vol. 450–451, pp. 83-91. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.01.052

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Eqani, S. A-M-A-S., Malik, R. N., Cincinelli, A., Zhang, G., Mohammad, A., Qadir, A., Rashid, A., Bokhari, H., Jones, K. C., & Katsoyiannis, A. (2013). Uptake of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) by river water fish: the case of River Chenab. Science of the Total Environment, 450–451, 83-91. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.01.052

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Eqani SA-M-A-S, Malik RN, Cincinelli A, Zhang G, Mohammad A, Qadir A et al. Uptake of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) by river water fish: the case of River Chenab. Science of the Total Environment. 2013 Apr 15;450–451:83-91. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.01.052

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Eqani, Syed Ali-Musstjab-Akber-Shah ; Malik, Riffat Naseem ; Cincinelli, Alessandra et al. / Uptake of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) by river water fish : the case of River Chenab. In: Science of the Total Environment. 2013 ; Vol. 450–451. pp. 83-91.

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title = "Uptake of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) by river water fish: the case of River Chenab",
abstract = "Organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were investigated in eleven edible fish species (5 herbivorous and 6 carnivorous) collected from the River Chenab, Pakistan, during 2007–2009. Total OCP and PCB concentrations (ng g− 1 wet weight, ww) ranged between 13–107 (mean: 38) and 3.1–93.7 (mean: 20) for five herbivorous fish species and 21.6–365 (mean: 148) and 2.5–108 (mean: 30) for six carnivorous species, respectively. The trends of detected organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) in fish samples were: DDTs > PCBs > chlordanes > HCHs. The mean concentration(s) (ng g− 1 ww) of OCPs were relatively higher in all fish species collected near industrial areas followed by urban and agricultural areas. Risk assessment of OCPs and PCBs indicated that fish intake may pose health risk to humans with a consumption rate of > 8 g/person/day. The hazardous ratios for the 50th and 95th percentile data of OCPs and PCBs in fish exceeded the value of 1, suggesting that the daily exposure to OCPs and PCBs yield a lifetime cancer risk greater than 1 in 10,000.",
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author = "Eqani, {Syed Ali-Musstjab-Akber-Shah} and Malik, {Riffat Naseem} and Alessandra Cincinelli and Gan Zhang and Ashiq Mohammad and Abdul Qadir and Azhar Rashid and Habib Bokhari and Jones, {Kevin C.} and Athanasios Katsoyiannis",
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AU - Eqani, Syed Ali-Musstjab-Akber-Shah

AU - Malik, Riffat Naseem

AU - Cincinelli, Alessandra

AU - Zhang, Gan

AU - Mohammad, Ashiq

AU - Qadir, Abdul

AU - Rashid, Azhar

AU - Bokhari, Habib

AU - Jones, Kevin C.

AU - Katsoyiannis, Athanasios

PY - 2013/4/15

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N2 - Organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were investigated in eleven edible fish species (5 herbivorous and 6 carnivorous) collected from the River Chenab, Pakistan, during 2007–2009. Total OCP and PCB concentrations (ng g− 1 wet weight, ww) ranged between 13–107 (mean: 38) and 3.1–93.7 (mean: 20) for five herbivorous fish species and 21.6–365 (mean: 148) and 2.5–108 (mean: 30) for six carnivorous species, respectively. The trends of detected organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) in fish samples were: DDTs > PCBs > chlordanes > HCHs. The mean concentration(s) (ng g− 1 ww) of OCPs were relatively higher in all fish species collected near industrial areas followed by urban and agricultural areas. Risk assessment of OCPs and PCBs indicated that fish intake may pose health risk to humans with a consumption rate of > 8 g/person/day. The hazardous ratios for the 50th and 95th percentile data of OCPs and PCBs in fish exceeded the value of 1, suggesting that the daily exposure to OCPs and PCBs yield a lifetime cancer risk greater than 1 in 10,000.

AB - Organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were investigated in eleven edible fish species (5 herbivorous and 6 carnivorous) collected from the River Chenab, Pakistan, during 2007–2009. Total OCP and PCB concentrations (ng g− 1 wet weight, ww) ranged between 13–107 (mean: 38) and 3.1–93.7 (mean: 20) for five herbivorous fish species and 21.6–365 (mean: 148) and 2.5–108 (mean: 30) for six carnivorous species, respectively. The trends of detected organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) in fish samples were: DDTs > PCBs > chlordanes > HCHs. The mean concentration(s) (ng g− 1 ww) of OCPs were relatively higher in all fish species collected near industrial areas followed by urban and agricultural areas. Risk assessment of OCPs and PCBs indicated that fish intake may pose health risk to humans with a consumption rate of > 8 g/person/day. The hazardous ratios for the 50th and 95th percentile data of OCPs and PCBs in fish exceeded the value of 1, suggesting that the daily exposure to OCPs and PCBs yield a lifetime cancer risk greater than 1 in 10,000.

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KW - PCBs

KW - Fish

KW - River Chenab

KW - Bioaccumulation

KW - Risk assessment

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DO - 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.01.052

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JO - Science of the Total Environment

JF - Science of the Total Environment

SN - 0048-9697

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