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dc.contributor.authorSarkar, A.
dc.contributor.authorSenGupta, R.
dc.date.accessioned1995-07-22T10:01:41Z
dc.date.accessioned2017-09-30T01:29:44Z
dc.date.available1995-07-22T10:01:41Z
dc.date.available2017-09-30T01:29:44Z
dc.date.issued1988
dc.identifier.citationBulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, vol.41; 1988; 664-669
dc.identifier.issn0007-4861
dc.identifier.urihttp://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/6994
dc.description.abstractDDT is one of the organochlorine compounds characterised by its stability for long periods in the environment leading to marked changes in the aquatic ecosystem. This work aims to assess the prevailing levels of DDT and its metabolites in the sediments from the Bay of Bengal. Peterson grab and hydrographic winch was used to collect the sediment samples. Each sample was extracted and cleaned. Residues were detected by electron capture gas chromatography. A range variation in the concentration of DDT and its metabolites in the coastal sediments is attributed to the influx of huge amounts of pesticides in contaminated waters into the bay through runoff from the river along the east coast of India. Higher concentrations of DDT metabolite DDE was attributed to the degradation of DDT to DDE enhanced by marine benthic organisms and the alkaline nature of the marine system
dc.languageen
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.relation.ispartofB Environ Contam Tox
dc.relation.isreferencedbySCI
dc.subjectAquatic Pollution
dc.subject.othermarine pollution
dc.subject.othersediments
dc.subject.otherDDT
dc.subject.otherchlorinated hydrocarbons
dc.subject.otherISW, Bengal Bay
dc.titleDDT residues in sediments from the Bay of Bengal
dc.typeJournal Article


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