2011•Journal of Environmental MonitoringRequires access
Sources of organochlorine pesticides in an urban Mediterraneanenvironment: Volatilisation from soil.
Gerhard Lammel, Jana Klánová, Ljiljana Erić, Predrag Ilić, Jiří Kohoutek, Igor Kovacić
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Abstract
Organochlorine pesticide (OCP) cycling was studied in the area
of Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, over 3 days in summer
with high temporal (4 h-means) and spatial (3 sites distanced
3-6 km) resolutions. Elevated levels of DDX compounds (i.e.
o,p'- and p,p'-isomers of DDT, DDE and DDD, 44-74 pg m(-3) at
the urban sites and 27 pg m(-3) as a background level), HCH
(alpha-, beta- and gamma-isomers, 52-70 vs. 147 pg m(-3)), HCB
(34-48 vs. <0.1 pg m(-3)) and pentachlorobenzene (6.8-9.9 vs.
6.0 pg m(-3)) were found.