Pesticide residues in air from coastal environment, south India

Chemosphere. 1999 Oct;39(10):1699-706. doi: 10.1016/s0045-6535(99)00070-3.

Abstract

Chlorinated pollutants are transported through atmosphere. India is one of the point source countries for these pollutants [1]. In this study the concentration of DDT and HCH were evaluated in air from a tropical coastal environmental (at Parangipettai--southeast coast of India). DDT and HCH ranged in concentrations from 0.16 to 5.93 ng m-3 and 1.45 to 35.6 ng m-3 respectively. The ban on DDT in agriculture is reflected from the low residue levels recorded, predominantly by metabolites other than the parent compounds.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Air / analysis
  • Air Pollutants / analysis*
  • Calibration
  • Chromatography, Gas
  • DDT / analysis
  • Hexachlorocyclohexane / analysis
  • India
  • Insecticides / analysis
  • Pesticide Residues / analysis*

Substances

  • Air Pollutants
  • Insecticides
  • Pesticide Residues
  • Hexachlorocyclohexane
  • DDT