PCBs and organochlorine pesticides in ducks of Fereydoon-kenar wildlife refuge in Iran.
Levels of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and PCB were determined in three duck species: Pintail (Anas acuta), Common Teal (Anas creaca), and Mallard (Anas platyhynchos). Both persistent organochlorines were more abundant in muscle than in the liver; Mallard had the highest levels of PCBs [84.0 +/- 39.0 ng/g wet weight (ww)], and Common Teal showed the highest levels of DDTs (561.0 +/- 220.0 ng/g ww). This exposure level is more than two orders of magnitude below provisional tolerable daily intake (PTDI) (0.01 mg/kg bw for DDT and its associated compounds) of The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO).
Rajaei
Fateme
F
Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Natural Resources and Marine Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, P.O. Box 46414-356, Noor, Māzandarān, Iran.
Bahramifar
Nader
N
Esmaili Sari
Abbas
A
Ghasempouri
Seyed Mahmoud
SM
Savabieasfahani
Mozhgan
M
D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild; D004372:Ducks / Q000502:physiology*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006843:Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism; D007492:Iran; D008099:Liver / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D010573:Pesticide Residues / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism; D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls / Q000032:analysis*; D013045:Species Specificity
D006843:Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated; D010573:Pesticide Residues; D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls