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Organo-halogenated contaminants (OHCs) in the sediments from the Soan River, Pakistan: OHCs(adsorbed TOC) burial flux, status and risk assessment

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Organo-halogenated contaminants (OHCs) in the sediments from the Soan River, Pakistan: OHCs(adsorbed TOC) burial flux, status and risk assessment. / Malik, Riffat Naseem; Mehboob, Fouzia; Ali, Usman et al.
In: Science of the Total Environment, Vol. 481, 15.05.2014, p. 343-351.

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Malik, RN, Mehboob, F, Ali, U, Katsoyiannis, A, Schuster, JK, Moeckel, C & Jones, KC 2014, 'Organo-halogenated contaminants (OHCs) in the sediments from the Soan River, Pakistan: OHCs(adsorbed TOC) burial flux, status and risk assessment', Science of the Total Environment, vol. 481, pp. 343-351. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.02.042

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Malik, R. N., Mehboob, F., Ali, U., Katsoyiannis, A., Schuster, J. K., Moeckel, C., & Jones, K. C. (2014). Organo-halogenated contaminants (OHCs) in the sediments from the Soan River, Pakistan: OHCs(adsorbed TOC) burial flux, status and risk assessment. Science of the Total Environment, 481, 343-351. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.02.042

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Malik RN, Mehboob F, Ali U, Katsoyiannis A, Schuster JK, Moeckel C et al. Organo-halogenated contaminants (OHCs) in the sediments from the Soan River, Pakistan: OHCs(adsorbed TOC) burial flux, status and risk assessment. Science of the Total Environment. 2014 May 15;481:343-351. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.02.042

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Malik, Riffat Naseem ; Mehboob, Fouzia ; Ali, Usman et al. / Organo-halogenated contaminants (OHCs) in the sediments from the Soan River, Pakistan : OHCs(adsorbed TOC) burial flux, status and risk assessment. In: Science of the Total Environment. 2014 ; Vol. 481. pp. 343-351.

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title = "Organo-halogenated contaminants (OHCs) in the sediments from the Soan River, Pakistan: OHCs(adsorbed TOC) burial flux, status and risk assessment",
abstract = "In this study, regression analysis revealed that TOC is the principal factor in controlling the fate of organo-halogenated contaminants (OHCs: PCBs, PBDEs, OCPs) in Soan River, Pakistan. The OHCs(adsorbed TOC) burial flux (OHCs(adsorbed TOC)Bf; mg/cm(2)·yr) was calculated in the following ranges: ∑PCBs (0.07-0.31), ∑PBDEs (0.005-0.029), ∑HCHs (0.015-0.046) and ∑DDTs (0.007-0.039). Apart from OHCs(adsorbed TOC)Bf, the levels of OHCs were in the following order: PCBs>DDTs>PBDEs>HCH>Chlordane>HCB. PBDEs and PCB congener patterns showed following order respectively: BDE-149>-153>-18>-138>-44 and PCB-149>-153>-18>-138>-44. DDT isomers and metabolites' pattern were p,p'-DDT>p,p'-DDD>p,p'-DDE>o,p'-DDT>o,p'-DDD>o,p'-DDE and HCHs were β-HCH>α-HCH>γ-HCH>δ-HCH. PBDE composition had similarities to penta-BDE and DE-71 mixtures and PCBs with commercial products Aroclor-1254 and -1260. (DDE+DDD)/∑DDTs and p,p'-DDT/p,p'-DDE suggested the recent input of DDTs in sediments while α/γ-HCH indicated past usage of lindane and technical mixtures. Risk assessment suggested that Soan River and its tributaries are potentially at risk against most of the OHCs.",
keywords = "Organo-halogenated contaminants, OCPs, PCBs , PBDEs, Total organic carbon, Burial flux",
author = "Malik, {Riffat Naseem} and Fouzia Mehboob and Usman Ali and Athanasios Katsoyiannis and Schuster, {Jasmin K} and Claudia Moeckel and Jones, {Kevin C.}",
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journal = "Science of the Total Environment",
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T2 - OHCs(adsorbed TOC) burial flux, status and risk assessment

AU - Malik, Riffat Naseem

AU - Mehboob, Fouzia

AU - Ali, Usman

AU - Katsoyiannis, Athanasios

AU - Schuster, Jasmin K

AU - Moeckel, Claudia

AU - Jones, Kevin C.

PY - 2014/5/15

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N2 - In this study, regression analysis revealed that TOC is the principal factor in controlling the fate of organo-halogenated contaminants (OHCs: PCBs, PBDEs, OCPs) in Soan River, Pakistan. The OHCs(adsorbed TOC) burial flux (OHCs(adsorbed TOC)Bf; mg/cm(2)·yr) was calculated in the following ranges: ∑PCBs (0.07-0.31), ∑PBDEs (0.005-0.029), ∑HCHs (0.015-0.046) and ∑DDTs (0.007-0.039). Apart from OHCs(adsorbed TOC)Bf, the levels of OHCs were in the following order: PCBs>DDTs>PBDEs>HCH>Chlordane>HCB. PBDEs and PCB congener patterns showed following order respectively: BDE-149>-153>-18>-138>-44 and PCB-149>-153>-18>-138>-44. DDT isomers and metabolites' pattern were p,p'-DDT>p,p'-DDD>p,p'-DDE>o,p'-DDT>o,p'-DDD>o,p'-DDE and HCHs were β-HCH>α-HCH>γ-HCH>δ-HCH. PBDE composition had similarities to penta-BDE and DE-71 mixtures and PCBs with commercial products Aroclor-1254 and -1260. (DDE+DDD)/∑DDTs and p,p'-DDT/p,p'-DDE suggested the recent input of DDTs in sediments while α/γ-HCH indicated past usage of lindane and technical mixtures. Risk assessment suggested that Soan River and its tributaries are potentially at risk against most of the OHCs.

AB - In this study, regression analysis revealed that TOC is the principal factor in controlling the fate of organo-halogenated contaminants (OHCs: PCBs, PBDEs, OCPs) in Soan River, Pakistan. The OHCs(adsorbed TOC) burial flux (OHCs(adsorbed TOC)Bf; mg/cm(2)·yr) was calculated in the following ranges: ∑PCBs (0.07-0.31), ∑PBDEs (0.005-0.029), ∑HCHs (0.015-0.046) and ∑DDTs (0.007-0.039). Apart from OHCs(adsorbed TOC)Bf, the levels of OHCs were in the following order: PCBs>DDTs>PBDEs>HCH>Chlordane>HCB. PBDEs and PCB congener patterns showed following order respectively: BDE-149>-153>-18>-138>-44 and PCB-149>-153>-18>-138>-44. DDT isomers and metabolites' pattern were p,p'-DDT>p,p'-DDD>p,p'-DDE>o,p'-DDT>o,p'-DDD>o,p'-DDE and HCHs were β-HCH>α-HCH>γ-HCH>δ-HCH. PBDE composition had similarities to penta-BDE and DE-71 mixtures and PCBs with commercial products Aroclor-1254 and -1260. (DDE+DDD)/∑DDTs and p,p'-DDT/p,p'-DDE suggested the recent input of DDTs in sediments while α/γ-HCH indicated past usage of lindane and technical mixtures. Risk assessment suggested that Soan River and its tributaries are potentially at risk against most of the OHCs.

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KW - OCPs

KW - PCBs

KW - PBDEs

KW - Total organic carbon

KW - Burial flux

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DO - 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.02.042

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SP - 343

EP - 351

JO - Science of the Total Environment

JF - Science of the Total Environment

SN - 0048-9697

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