[Influence of organochlorine pesticides in wastewater on the soil along the channel]

Huan Jing Ke Xue. 2013 Aug;34(8):3211-5.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

Nine profile soil samples and two sewage water samples were collected from Xiaodian sewage irrigation area in Taiyuan city, concentrations of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) were determined by the gas chromatography coupled with electron capture detector (GC-ECD) to analyze the influence of the leakage of sewage water. The result shows that OCPs in sewage water were mainly composed of HCHs. Concentrations of DDTs and other organochlorine pesticides were very low or out of the detection limit. Concentrations of sigmaOCPs and HCHs in eight profiles near irrigation channels to some extend decreased with the increasing of the linear distance off the channel, which shows influences of the leakage of sewage water on the soil nearby. Concentrations of HCHs clearly decreased with the increasing of soil depth in most profile soils. For the horizontal direction, concentrations of HCHs also decreased with the increasing of the linear distance off the channel. The correlation between HCHs and TOC was positive, but no correlation between pH and HCHs was found.

MeSH terms

  • China
  • Chromatography, Gas
  • Cities
  • Environmental Monitoring
  • Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated / chemistry*
  • Pesticides / chemistry*
  • Sewage / chemistry
  • Soil / chemistry*
  • Soil Pollutants / chemistry*
  • Wastewater / chemistry*

Substances

  • Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated
  • Pesticides
  • Sewage
  • Soil
  • Soil Pollutants
  • Waste Water