title: Persistent organochlorine residues in sediments along the coast of mid-Black Sea region of Turkey.
abstract: The aim of this study is to determine aspects of water and surface sediment quality in the coastal zone of the mid-Black Sea, and of rivers discharging into it, by analyzing their organochlorine pesticides (OC) levels. Surface sediment samples and water samples were collected from 14 sites from the rivers Yeşilirmak, Abdal, Mert, Kürtün, Engiz and Kizilirmak. In sediments, Aldrin ranged from 19.3 to 87.3 ng/g and p,p'-DDT ranged from 18.6 to 31.0 ng/g.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Ondokuz Mayýs University, 55139 Kurupelit, Samsun, Turkey. gbakan@omu.edu.tr
authors.forename: Gülfem
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bakan
authors.forename: Sema
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ariman
mesh_terms: D005591:Chemical Fractionation; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019015:Geologic Sediments / Q000032:analysis*; D006843:Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated; D007306:Insecticides / Q000032:analysis*; D008522:Mediterranean Sea; D010573:Pesticide Residues / Q000032:analysis*; D045483:Rivers / Q000737:chemistry; D014421:Turkey
chemical_list: D006843:Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated; D007306:Insecticides; D010573:Pesticide Residues