Residues of organochlorine pesticides and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in drinking water of Ahmedabad City, India
- Univ. of Pittsburgh, PA (United States)
- National Inst. of Occupational Health, Ahmedabad (India)
The ubiquitous environmental pollutants organochlorine pesticides (OCP) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) have been extensively studied for their toxicity. Monitoring of OCP and PAH residues has always been considered important for controlling human exposure. As compared to several other countries, the higher body burden of OCP in Indian general population is indicative of higher exposure to these chemicals. Recent studies have shown higher residues of OCP in food commodities including human mother's milk. The levels of OCP in drinking water is still a matter of concern and practically nothing is known about the residues of PAH in drinking water in India. This is the first report of its kind regarding the residues of OCP and PAH in drinking water of Ahmedabad City, the sixth largest city of India with a population of more than 2.5 million.
- OSTI ID:
- 7050061
- Journal Information:
- Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology; (United States), Vol. 47:3; ISSN 0007-4861
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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CHLORINATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
QUANTITATIVE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
DRINKING WATER
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY
PESTICIDES
QUANTITY RATIO
AROMATICS
CHROMATOGRAPHY
HALOGENATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
HYDROCARBONS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
SEPARATION PROCESSES
WATER
560300* - Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology