title: Organophosphate pesticide concentrations in coral tissues of Indonesian coastal waters.
abstract: In this study we evaluated the persistence of diazinon, chlorpyrifos, profenofos, parathion, malathion and ethion in dead coral tissues of Indonesian coastal waters (Java, Bali, Sulawesi and Komodo). Comparison of the residue levels in coral tissues showed that the highest presence of organophosphate concentrations was detected in a coral sample collected from Java coastal waters. While medium amounts of a contaminant diazinon can still lead to detectable in Bali and Sulawesi coastal waters. Prominent contamination of organophosphate was not found in a sample collected from Komodo. Neither parathion nor malathion were detected in any of the samples. This result implies that the geographical variations of organophosphate compounds are determined by the possible usage of these chemicals around coastal waters at the present or in the past. There is need for further work to identify sources and fate of pesticide contaminants, as well as to improve monitoring of pesticide use.
authors.affiliation: Department of Marine Science, Diponegoro University, Semarang-50275, Central Java, Indonesia.
authors.forename: Agus
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sabdono
authors.forename: Suil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Hor-Gil
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Hur
authors.forename: Hans-Peter
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Grossart
authors.forename: Meinhard
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Simon
authors.forename: Ocky Kama
authors.initials: OK
authors.lastname: Radjasa
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D037421:Anthozoa / Q000737:chemistry*; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D007214:Indonesia; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds / Q000032:analysis*; D010575:Pesticides / Q000032:analysis*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds; D010575:Pesticides; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical