title: Organochlorine pesticide residues in plankton, Rangsit agricultural area, central Thailand.
abstract: Few studies have investigated organochlorine pesticide residue content in freshwater plankton communities in Thailand. As a result, this study looks to examine the concentration of organochlorine pesticide residues in plankton collected from Khlong 7 (canal) at Rangsit agricultural area, central Thailand from June 2006 to February 2007. The results from this study show that plankton communities were composed of microphytoplankton, microzooplankton, and mesozooplankton. The average method recoveries varied from 84% to 103% with a relative standard deviation between 0.20% and 3.72%. The concentrations of organochlorine pesticide residues during a one-year-period were in the range of 0.10-3.65 ng/g wet wt and contained DDT and derivatives > Sigma endosulfan > Sigma HCH > Sigma heptachlor > aldrin and dieldrin > endrin and endrin aldehyde > methoxychlor, respectively. Moreover, the residues of Sigma HCH, DDT and derivatives, and methoxychlor were higher during wet season than dry season (t-test, p <or= 0.05).
authors.affiliation: The College of Public Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Siriwong
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Thirakhupt
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sitticharoenchai
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Borjan
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Robson
mesh_terms: D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D020387:Food Chain; D005618:Fresh Water / Q000737:chemistry; D006843:Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated / Q000032:analysis*; D010573:Pesticide Residues / Q000032:analysis*; D010575:Pesticides / Q000032:analysis*; D010933:Plankton / Q000737:chemistry*; D012621:Seasons; D013785:Thailand; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D006843:Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated; D010573:Pesticide Residues; D010575:Pesticides; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical
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