Soil & Water Res., 2020, 15(3):148-157 | DOI: 10.17221/50/2019-SWR

Concentrations and sources of persistent organochlorine residues in the sediments and soils from an industrially impacted area in Anhui, ChinaOriginal Paper

Jing Yang, Yunli Zhao, Quan Zhen, Xue Chen, Yuyuan Zhang*
Department of Preventive Medicine, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, P.R. China

In this study, a typical site that had been contaminated by the chemical industry in the past was selected for investigation. To reveal the pollution status, 18 organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and seven polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the surface soil and sediment samples were analysed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The levels of the persistent organochlorine residues in the sediment ranged from 44.59-143.29 ng/g, whereas they were 13.94-97.91 ng/g in the soil. A principal component analysis identified that PCBs and dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethanes (DDTs) were the primary sources of the organochlorine residues in the study area. The p,p'-DDT/(p,p'-DDE + p,p'-DDD) values were all below 1, which indicated that the historical inputs of the technical DDT and dicofol were the major sources of DDTs rather than recent inputs. The composition diversity of the hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) isomers showed that the main sources in the soil were the past use of pesticides, whereas the sediment sources might be due to the historical use of technical HCHs and recent lindane inputs. The ecological risk assessment showed that γ-HCH could pose the highest risks for benthic organisms, followed by DDTs and heptachlor epoxide. These compounds are known to bio-accumulate in fatty tissues. Therefore, routine monitoring of the persistent organochlorine residues in the area is needed and the health risks to local residents should be assessed.

Keywords: ecological risk assessment; OCPs; PCBs; sediment; soil

Published: September 30, 2020  Show citation

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Yang J, Zhao Y, Zhen Q, Chen X, Zhang Y. Concentrations and sources of persistent organochlorine residues in the sediments and soils from an industrially impacted area in Anhui, China. Soil & Water Res. 2020;15(3):148-157. doi: 10.17221/50/2019-SWR.
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