title: Organochlorine compounds in pine needles from Croatia.
abstract: Levels of seven organochlorine pesticides and 17 congeners of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were analysed in pine needles collected at eight sites along eastern Adriatic coast (Croatia). The concentration of organochlorine pesticides and PCBs ranged between 0 (below determination limit) and 7.44 ng g(-1) in 1-year-old needles and between 0 (below determination limit) and 15.57 ng g(-1) dry weight in 2-year-old needles. Organochlorine levels were compared with those found in urban and mountain areas.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health, Ksaverska c. 2, PO Box 291, 10001, Zagreb, Croatia. sherceg@imi.hr
authors.forename: Snježana Herceg
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Romanić
authors.forename: Darija
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Klinčić
mesh_terms: D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D000397:Air Pollution / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017523:Croatia; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D006843:Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated / Q000032:analysis*; D010575:Pesticides / Q000032:analysis; D028223:Pinus / Q000737:chemistry*; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000737:chemistry*; D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D006843:Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated; D010575:Pesticides; D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls