Distribution of hexachlorocyclohexane isomers in soil samples from a small scale industrial area of Lucknow, North India, associated with lindane production

Chemosphere. 2008 Oct;73(6):1011-5. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2008.07.037. Epub 2008 Aug 29.

Abstract

Concentrations of hexachlorocyclohexane isomers (alpha-HCH, beta-HCH, gamma-HCH, and delta-HCH) were studied in soils samples collected from a small scale industrial unit of Lucknow associated with lindane production. All four isomers were detected from ten sites and the total HCH isomers in the analyzed samples varied from 53 to 99mgkg(-1). Cluster analysis was performed to group the soil sites in terms of their HCH contamination level. Low alpha/gamma HCH ratios were found and they indicate recent input of HCH. There is an urgent need for the on-site remediation of these contaminated sites in order to prevent the long-term environmental pollution.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Chemical Industry
  • Environmental Monitoring
  • Hexachlorocyclohexane / chemical synthesis*
  • Hexachlorocyclohexane / chemistry*
  • India
  • Soil / analysis*
  • Soil Pollutants / chemistry*

Substances

  • Soil
  • Soil Pollutants
  • Hexachlorocyclohexane