Organochlorine pesticide content and distribution in coastal seafoods in Zhoushan, Zhejiang Province

Mar Pollut Bull. 2014 Mar 15;80(1-2):288-92. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.12.055. Epub 2014 Jan 22.

Abstract

Thirteen types of seafoods were collected from four counties (districts) of Zhoushan, Zhejiang Province, China and analyzed for organochlorine pesticides (OCPs). The average concentrations of OCPs in seafoods ranged from 258.3 ng g⁻¹ (lw) to 3459.6 ng g⁻¹ (lw). Hexachlorocyclohexanes (HCHs) and dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethanes (DDTs) were the most abundant compounds in these environments and in total accounted for 8.2-62.2% and 32.1-89.0% of the total OCPs in seafoods, respectively. The total OCP contents were higher in seafoods from Shengsi and Putuo and lower in those from Dinghai and Daishan. The ratios of (DDE+DDD)/DDTs reflected a mixed input of accumulated and fresh DDTs in Shengsi, Putuo. The ratios of o,p'-DDT/p,p'-DDT in seafoods of Shengsi ranged 0.10-0.60 (mean 0.33), indicating that DDTs in seafoods of Shengsi may partly contain dicofol products and other pollutants accumulated in Yangtze Estuary. DDTs are a greater concern for ecotoxicological risk in the study area.

Keywords: China; Organochlorine pesticides; Regional distribution; Seafoods; Zhoushan.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • China
  • Environmental Exposure / analysis*
  • Environmental Exposure / statistics & numerical data
  • Environmental Monitoring
  • Food Contamination / analysis*
  • Food Contamination / statistics & numerical data
  • Humans
  • Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated / analysis*
  • Pesticides / analysis*
  • Seafood / analysis*
  • Seafood / statistics & numerical data
  • Water Pollutants, Chemical / analysis*

Substances

  • Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated
  • Pesticides
  • Water Pollutants, Chemical