Naslov
Pine needles as biomonitoring indicator of organochlorine compounds pollution in Croatia

Autori
Herceg Romanić, Snježana ; Krauthacker, Blanka

Izvornik
Central European Journal of Public Health (1210-7778) 8 (2000), Supplement; 39-40

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, kongresno priopcenje, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Pine needles; biomonitoring indicator; organochlorine compounds

Sažetak
Pine needles are covered by wax layer which has the ability to accumulate airborne lipophilic compounds. Therefore, pine needles can serve as biomonitoring indicators reflecting average pollution profile at a particular site. The aim of this study was to evaluate the distribution of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) and organochlorine pesticides in pine needles (Pinus strobus and Pinus nigra) collected at ten different sites in Croatia. The following organochlorine pesticides and their derivates were analyzed: HCB (hexachlorobenzene), HCH (hexachlorocyclohexane, alpha-, beta- and gama-isomers), p,p'-DDT, p,p'-DDD, p,p'-DDD, and the following six PCB congeners (numbered according to IUPAC): PCB-28, PCB-52, PCB-101, PCB-138, PCB-153, PCB-180. Levels of organochlorine pesticides and PCB in samples collected in Croatia were similar or lower than levels determined in some European countries.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Javno zdravstvo i zdravstvena zaštita

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