Mercury and Organochlorines in the Terrestrial Environment of Schirmacher Hills, Antarctica.

Abstract:

:We report the levels of mercury (Hg) and nine organochlorine pesticides [OCPs: α-hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH), β-HCH, γ-HCH, δ-HCH, α-Endosulfan, β-Endosulfan, Endosulfan sulfate, p,p'-dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (DDE) and p,p'-dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane (DDD)] in the terrestrial environment (moss and soil) and water (OCPs only) of Schirmacher Hills, Antarctica. This area has never been studied for mercury and not for OCPs since 1988. Mercury levels in moss, 66 ± 37 ng/g dry weight (dw), are comparable to other Antarctic locations. Levels of α-HCH, below detection to 4.48 ng/g dw, and p,p'-DDE, below detection to 31 ng/g dw, in mosses are lower or marginally higher than other Antarctic locations. No other OCPs were detected in moss. None of the OCPs were detected in soil. This suggests that Schirmacher Hills may be considered as a background site with respect to mercury and analyzed OCPs, despite the operation of two old research stations (Maitri, est. 1989, and Novolazarevskaya, est. 1961) in the region.

authors

Subhavana KL,Qureshi A,Chakraborty P,Tiwari AK

doi

10.1007/s00128-018-2497-z

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2019-01-01 00:00:00

pages

13-18

issue

1

eissn

0007-4861

issn

1432-0800

pii

10.1007/s00128-018-2497-z

journal_volume

102

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