Mercury and Organochlorines in the Terrestrial Environment of Schirmacher Hills, Antarctica
We report the levels of mercury (Hg) and nine organochlorine pesticides [OCPs: α-hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH), β-HCH, γ-HCH, δ-HCH, α-Endosulfan, β-Endosulfan, Endosulfan sulfate, p,p′-dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (DDE) and p,p′-dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane (DDD)] in the terrestrial environment...
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ftiith:oai:raiith.iith.ac.in:4571 2023-05-15T14:06:36+02:00 Mercury and Organochlorines in the Terrestrial Environment of Schirmacher Hills, Antarctica Subhavana, K L Qureshi, Asif Chakraborty, P Tiwari, A K 2018 http://raiith.iith.ac.in/4571/ https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-018-2497-z unknown Springer Subhavana, K L and Qureshi, Asif and Chakraborty, P and Tiwari, A K (2018) Mercury and Organochlorines in the Terrestrial Environment of Schirmacher Hills, Antarctica. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. pp. 1-6. ISSN 0007-4861 Civil Engineering Article PeerReviewed 2018 ftiith https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-018-2497-z 2022-09-28T08:34:49Z We report the levels of mercury (Hg) and nine organochlorine pesticides [OCPs: α-hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH), β-HCH, γ-HCH, δ-HCH, α-Endosulfan, β-Endosulfan, Endosulfan sulfate, p,p′-dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (DDE) and p,p′-dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane (DDD)] in the terrestrial environment (moss and soil) and water (OCPs only) of Schirmacher Hills, Antarctica. This area has never been studied for mercury and not for OCPs since 1988. Mercury levels in moss, 66 ± 37 ng/g dry weight (dw), are comparable to other Antarctic locations. Levels of α-HCH, below detection to 4.48 ng/g dw, and p,p′-DDE, below detection to 31 ng/g dw, in mosses are lower or marginally higher than other Antarctic locations. No other OCPs were detected in moss. None of the OCPs were detected in soil. This suggests that Schirmacher Hills may be considered as a background site with respect to mercury and analyzed OCPs, despite the operation of two old research stations (Maitri, est. 1989, and Novolazarevskaya, est. 1961) in the region. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Research Archive of Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad (RAIITH) Antarctic Maitri ENVELOPE(11.733,11.733,-70.764,-70.764) Schirmacher Hills ENVELOPE(11.667,11.667,-70.750,-70.750) Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 102 1 13 18 |
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We report the levels of mercury (Hg) and nine organochlorine pesticides [OCPs: α-hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH), β-HCH, γ-HCH, δ-HCH, α-Endosulfan, β-Endosulfan, Endosulfan sulfate, p,p′-dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (DDE) and p,p′-dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane (DDD)] in the terrestrial environment (moss and soil) and water (OCPs only) of Schirmacher Hills, Antarctica. This area has never been studied for mercury and not for OCPs since 1988. Mercury levels in moss, 66 ± 37 ng/g dry weight (dw), are comparable to other Antarctic locations. Levels of α-HCH, below detection to 4.48 ng/g dw, and p,p′-DDE, below detection to 31 ng/g dw, in mosses are lower or marginally higher than other Antarctic locations. No other OCPs were detected in moss. None of the OCPs were detected in soil. This suggests that Schirmacher Hills may be considered as a background site with respect to mercury and analyzed OCPs, despite the operation of two old research stations (Maitri, est. 1989, and Novolazarevskaya, est. 1961) in the region. |
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Subhavana, K L Qureshi, Asif Chakraborty, P Tiwari, A K |
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Mercury and Organochlorines in the Terrestrial Environment of Schirmacher Hills, Antarctica |
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Mercury and Organochlorines in the Terrestrial Environment of Schirmacher Hills, Antarctica |
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Mercury and Organochlorines in the Terrestrial Environment of Schirmacher Hills, Antarctica |
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Mercury and Organochlorines in the Terrestrial Environment of Schirmacher Hills, Antarctica |
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Mercury and Organochlorines in the Terrestrial Environment of Schirmacher Hills, Antarctica |
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mercury and organochlorines in the terrestrial environment of schirmacher hills, antarctica |
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ENVELOPE(11.733,11.733,-70.764,-70.764) ENVELOPE(11.667,11.667,-70.750,-70.750) |
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Subhavana, K L and Qureshi, Asif and Chakraborty, P and Tiwari, A K (2018) Mercury and Organochlorines in the Terrestrial Environment of Schirmacher Hills, Antarctica. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. pp. 1-6. ISSN 0007-4861 |
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