Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) and Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (DDE) levels in air and surface sea waters along the Antarctic Peninsula

• Published in: Marine Pollution Bulletin
• Main Authors: Galbán-Malagón, Cristóbal, Gómez-Aburto, Victoria Antonieta, Hirmas-Olivares, Andrea, Luarte, Thais, Berrojalbiz, Naiara, Dachs, Jordi
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2023
• Subjects: Secondary sources; Antarctica; DDT; Enantiomeric ratios; Organochlorine pesticides; http://metadata.un.org/sdg/6; http://metadata.un.org/sdg/13; http://metadata.un.org/sdg/14; Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all; Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts; Conserve and sustainably use the oceans; seas and marine resources for sustainable development; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Austral; Inach; The Antarctic; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10261/338814; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115699; https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85175482388

Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are widespread worldwide, even reaching polar regions. Among POPs, dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) and their metabolites have been reported scarcely in the Antarctic environment. Here we report the levels of p,p'-DDT, o,p'-DDT, p,p'-DDE, and...