Organochlorine insecticide residues in soils used for vegetable and tropical fruit production in the Cudgen-Duranbah area of New South Wales

The levels of organochlorine insecticides which have accumulated in the soils of the Cudgen-Duranbah plateau, an important vegetable and fruit production area, are reported. Soils from 20 different sites were analyzed for heptachlor, heptachlor epoxide, chlordane, aldrin, dieldrin, BHC, DDT, DDE, an...

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Published in:Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology 1989-02, Vol.42 (2), p.177-180
Main Authors: WAN, H, HIGGINSON, F. R, HARRIS, C. R, MCDOUGALL, K. W
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Chemical control
compose organochlore
compuesto organico del cloro
contaminacion del suelo
Control
Food Contamination - analysis
Freshwater
Fruit
fruit tropical
frutas tropicales
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
hortalizas plantas
Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated
insecticidas
insecticide
insecticides
Insecticides - analysis
Invertebrates
New South Wales
nouvelle galles du sud
nueva gales del sur
organochlorine compounds
persistance des pesticides
persistencia de los plaguicidas
pesticide
pesticide persistence
Pesticide Residues - analysis
pesticides
Phytopathology. Animal pests. Plant and forest protection
plaguicidas
plante legumiere
pollution du sol
Protozoa. Invertebrates
residu
residues
residuos
Soil Pollutants - analysis
soil pollution
tropical fruits
vegetable crops
Vegetables
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Summary:The levels of organochlorine insecticides which have accumulated in the soils of the Cudgen-Duranbah plateau, an important vegetable and fruit production area, are reported. Soils from 20 different sites were analyzed for heptachlor, heptachlor epoxide, chlordane, aldrin, dieldrin, BHC, DDT, DDE, and TDE. No residues of cyclodiene insecticides or BHC were detected. DDT was present in all of the samples at levels which averaged 0.39 ppm. In general, organochlorine pesticide levels in Cudgen-Duranbah soils were lower than those reported for soils used for similar purposes elsewhere.
ISSN:0007-4861
1432-0800
DOI:10.1007/BF01699397