title: Concentration of Organochlorine and Organophosphorus Pesticides in Different Molluscs from Tighra Reservoir, Gwalior, India.
abstract: Concentration of organochlorine and organophosphorus pesticides and their metabolites were determined in whole body homogenate of L. acuminata, I. exustus, V. dissimilis, V. bengalensis, from Tighra Reservoir during summer and post monsoon season using GC-MS technique. The different types of pesticides viz., HCB, heptachlor, aldrin, endosulfan, dieldrin, p,p-DDT, choloropyrifos, methyl parathion, dicholorovos, ethion, malathion, parathion were found in resident molluscs studied. Concentration of these pesticides varied independently during the summer and the post monsoon season at monitored sites. The study concluded that presence of pesticides in Tighra Reservoir is a major concern on public and ecosystem health and use of biopesticides in the adjacent area of Reservoir is highly recommended.
authors.affiliation: Indira Gandhi Academy of Environmental Education, Research and Ecoplanning, Jiwaji University, Gwalior, India, tanu_tashu25@yahoo.com.
authors.lastname: Mamta
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: Khursheed Ahmad
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Wani
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D006801:Humans; D006843:Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism; D007194:India; D008974:Mollusca / Q000378:metabolism*; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism; D010575:Pesticides / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism; D012621:Seasons; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D006843:Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds; D010575:Pesticides; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D014867:Water