Asia-Pacific mussel watch: monitoring contamination of persistent organochlorine compounds in coastal waters of Asian countries

Contamination of persistent organochlorines (OCs) such as PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls), DDT and its metabolites (DDTs), HCH (hexachlorocyclohexane) isomers (HCHs), chlordane compounds (CHLs), and HCB (hexachlorobenzene) were examined in mussels collected from coastal waters of Asian countries su...

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Main Authors: Monirith, In, Ueno, Daisuke, Takahashi, Shin, Nakata, Haruhiko, Sudaryanto, Agus, Subramanian, Annamalai, Karuppiah, Subramanian, Ismail, Ahmad, Muchtar, Muswerry, Zheng, Jinshu, Richardson, Bruce J., Prudente, Maricar, Nguyen, DucHue, Tana, Touch Seang, Tkalin, Alexander V., Tanabe, Shinsuke
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https://doi.org/10.1016/S0025-326X(02)00400-9
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spelling oai:112.137.131.14:VNU_123-640292019-02-20T03:22:31Z Asia-Pacific mussel watch: monitoring contamination of persistent organochlorine compounds in coastal waters of Asian countries Monirith, In Ueno, Daisuke Takahashi, Shin Nakata, Haruhiko Sudaryanto, Agus Subramanian, Annamalai Karuppiah, Subramanian Ismail, Ahmad Muchtar, Muswerry Zheng, Jinshu Richardson, Bruce J. Prudente, Maricar Nguyen, DucHue Tana, Touch Seang Tkalin, Alexander V. Tanabe, Shinsuke Organochlorine compounds (OCs) Mussels Asia-Pacific region Developing countries Developed nations Contamination of persistent organochlorines (OCs) such as PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls), DDT and its metabolites (DDTs), HCH (hexachlorocyclohexane) isomers (HCHs), chlordane compounds (CHLs), and HCB (hexachlorobenzene) were examined in mussels collected from coastal waters of Asian countries such as Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Far East Russia, Singapore, and Vietnam in 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2001 to elucidate the contamination status, distribution and possible pollution sources and to assess the risks on aquatic organisms and human. OCs were detected in all mussels collected from all the sampling sites investigated. Considerable residue levels of p,p′-DDT and α-HCH were found in mussels and the concentrations of DDTs and HCHs found in mussels from Asian developing countries were higher than those in developed nations suggesting present usage of DDTs and HCHs along the coastal waters of Asian developing countries. On the other hand, lower concentrations of PCBs detected in mussels from Asian developing countries than those in developed countries indicate that PCBs contamination in mussels is strongly related to industrial and activities. To our knowledge, this is a first comprehensive report on monitoring OCs pollution in the Asia-Pacific region. 2019-02-20T03:22:31Z 2019-02-20T03:22:31Z 2003 Article Monirith, I., et al. (2003). Asia-Pacific mussel watch: Monitoring contamination of persistent organochlorine compounds in coastal waters of Asian countries. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 46(3), 281-300. 0025-326X http://repository.vnu.edu.vn/handle/VNU_123/64029 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0025-326X(02)00400-9 en Marine Pollution Bulletin; application/pdf Elsevier
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topic Organochlorine compounds (OCs)
Mussels
Asia-Pacific region
Developing countries
Developed nations
spellingShingle Organochlorine compounds (OCs)
Mussels
Asia-Pacific region
Developing countries
Developed nations
Monirith, In
Ueno, Daisuke
Takahashi, Shin
Nakata, Haruhiko
Sudaryanto, Agus
Subramanian, Annamalai
Karuppiah, Subramanian
Ismail, Ahmad
Muchtar, Muswerry
Zheng, Jinshu
Richardson, Bruce J.
Prudente, Maricar
Nguyen, DucHue
Tana, Touch Seang
Tkalin, Alexander V.
Tanabe, Shinsuke
Asia-Pacific mussel watch: monitoring contamination of persistent organochlorine compounds in coastal waters of Asian countries
description Contamination of persistent organochlorines (OCs) such as PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls), DDT and its metabolites (DDTs), HCH (hexachlorocyclohexane) isomers (HCHs), chlordane compounds (CHLs), and HCB (hexachlorobenzene) were examined in mussels collected from coastal waters of Asian countries such as Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Far East Russia, Singapore, and Vietnam in 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2001 to elucidate the contamination status, distribution and possible pollution sources and to assess the risks on aquatic organisms and human. OCs were detected in all mussels collected from all the sampling sites investigated. Considerable residue levels of p,p′-DDT and α-HCH were found in mussels and the concentrations of DDTs and HCHs found in mussels from Asian developing countries were higher than those in developed nations suggesting present usage of DDTs and HCHs along the coastal waters of Asian developing countries. On the other hand, lower concentrations of PCBs detected in mussels from Asian developing countries than those in developed countries indicate that PCBs contamination in mussels is strongly related to industrial and activities. To our knowledge, this is a first comprehensive report on monitoring OCs pollution in the Asia-Pacific region.
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author Monirith, In
Ueno, Daisuke
Takahashi, Shin
Nakata, Haruhiko
Sudaryanto, Agus
Subramanian, Annamalai
Karuppiah, Subramanian
Ismail, Ahmad
Muchtar, Muswerry
Zheng, Jinshu
Richardson, Bruce J.
Prudente, Maricar
Nguyen, DucHue
Tana, Touch Seang
Tkalin, Alexander V.
Tanabe, Shinsuke
author_facet Monirith, In
Ueno, Daisuke
Takahashi, Shin
Nakata, Haruhiko
Sudaryanto, Agus
Subramanian, Annamalai
Karuppiah, Subramanian
Ismail, Ahmad
Muchtar, Muswerry
Zheng, Jinshu
Richardson, Bruce J.
Prudente, Maricar
Nguyen, DucHue
Tana, Touch Seang
Tkalin, Alexander V.
Tanabe, Shinsuke
author_sort Monirith, In
title Asia-Pacific mussel watch: monitoring contamination of persistent organochlorine compounds in coastal waters of Asian countries
title_short Asia-Pacific mussel watch: monitoring contamination of persistent organochlorine compounds in coastal waters of Asian countries
title_full Asia-Pacific mussel watch: monitoring contamination of persistent organochlorine compounds in coastal waters of Asian countries
title_fullStr Asia-Pacific mussel watch: monitoring contamination of persistent organochlorine compounds in coastal waters of Asian countries
title_full_unstemmed Asia-Pacific mussel watch: monitoring contamination of persistent organochlorine compounds in coastal waters of Asian countries
title_sort asia-pacific mussel watch: monitoring contamination of persistent organochlorine compounds in coastal waters of asian countries
publisher Elsevier
publishDate 2019
url http://repository.vnu.edu.vn/handle/VNU_123/64029
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0025-326X(02)00400-9
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