TY - JOUR ID - 54662 TI - Residual archives on organochlorine insecticides in the core sediment of a tropical estuary, India JO - Pollution JA - POLL LA - en SN - 2383-451X AU - P.S., Akhil AU - H, Sujatha AD - Department of Chemical Oceanography, School of Marine Sciences, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Cochin-16, Kerala, INDIA. Y1 - 2015 PY - 2015 VL - 1 IS - 4 SP - 347 EP - 362 KW - Cochin estuarine system KW - ecological risk KW - organochlorine insecticide KW - Sediment core DO - 10.7508/pj.2015.04.001 N2 - A comprehensive evaluation of the residual levels of Organochlorine insecticides (OCIs) in the sediment cores of Cochin Estuarine System (CES) is highlighted in this research article. It assessed the distribution pattern and impact of these xenobiotics in this environmental niche. Fifteen persistent organochlorine compounds (OCs) were quantitatively analysed in the six sediment core samples collected from specific sites of CES, during November 2009. Among these contaminants, residual levels of HCH, Cyclodienes and DDT were the dominant entities. According to the sediment quality guidelines (SQGs), the higher concentration of these persistent toxicants found in the CES was enough to pose ecological risk to the bottom dwelling consumers. This study provides a better understanding of these trace organics in the environment and could develop more effective strategies for protecting this vulnerable ecosystem from further pollution. Further, sediment screening bioassays can also be conducted for both sediment quality evaluation and identification of existing potent toxicants. UR - https://jpoll.ut.ac.ir/article_54662.html L1 - https://jpoll.ut.ac.ir/article_54662_f9c31f72de51555ae63db8906436fddb.pdf ER -