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Occurrences of Organochlorine Pesticides along the Course of the Buffalo River in the Eastern Cape of South Africa and Its Health Implications

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  • Abdulrazaq Yahaya

    (SAMRC Microbial Water Quality Monitoring Center, University of Fort Hare, Alice 5700, South Africa
    Department of Chemistry, University of Fort Hare, Alice 5700, South Africa
    Applied and Environmental Microbiology Research Group, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Fort Hare, Alice 5700, South Africa)

  • Omobola O. Okoh

    (SAMRC Microbial Water Quality Monitoring Center, University of Fort Hare, Alice 5700, South Africa
    Department of Chemistry, University of Fort Hare, Alice 5700, South Africa)

  • Anthony I. Okoh

    (SAMRC Microbial Water Quality Monitoring Center, University of Fort Hare, Alice 5700, South Africa
    Applied and Environmental Microbiology Research Group, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Fort Hare, Alice 5700, South Africa)

  • Abiodun O. Adeniji

    (SAMRC Microbial Water Quality Monitoring Center, University of Fort Hare, Alice 5700, South Africa
    Department of Chemistry, University of Fort Hare, Alice 5700, South Africa)

Abstract

Most organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) which are increasingly used in agriculture and industry are not biodegradable and thereby persist in the environment for a very long period of time. They are capable of negatively impacting the health of humans and biota when present in a higher concentration than recommended. This study evaluated the concentrations of 17 OCPs in surface water samples collected from six sampling sites along the course of the Buffalo River in Eastern Cape, South Africa, between December 2015 and May 2016. The samples were subjected to solvent extraction, followed by florisil clean up, and analyzed using gas chromatography coupled with an electron capture detector. The individual concentrations of OCPs detected ranged from

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  • Abdulrazaq Yahaya & Omobola O. Okoh & Anthony I. Okoh & Abiodun O. Adeniji, 2017. "Occurrences of Organochlorine Pesticides along the Course of the Buffalo River in the Eastern Cape of South Africa and Its Health Implications," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 14(11), pages 1-16, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:14:y:2017:i:11:p:1372-:d:118410
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    1. Jan Skála & Radim Vácha & Pavel Čupr, 2018. "Which Compounds Contribute Most to Elevated Soil Pollution and the Corresponding Health Risks in Floodplains in the Headwater Areas of the Central European Watershed?," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 15(6), pages 1-16, June.
    2. Teresiah M. Mungai & Jun Wang, 2019. "Occurrence and Toxicological Risk Evaluation of Organochlorine Pesticides from Suburban Soils of Kenya," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(16), pages 1-13, August.
    3. Junping Tian & Zheng Huo & Fengjiao Ma & Xing Gao & Yanbin Wu, 2019. "Application and Selection of Remediation Technology for OCPs-Contaminated Sites by Decision-Making Methods," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(11), pages 1-15, May.
    4. Margit Steinholt & Shanshan Xu & Sam Ol Ha & Duong Trong Phi & Maria Lisa Odland & Jon Øyvind Odland, 2020. "Serum Concentrations of Selected Organochlorines in Pregnant Women and Associations with Pregnancy Outcomes. A Cross-Sectional Study from Two Rural Settings in Cambodia," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(20), pages 1-15, October.
    5. Tekleweini Gereslassie & Ababo Workineh & Onyango Janet Atieno & Jun Wang, 2019. "Determination of Occurrences, Distribution, Health Impacts of Organochlorine Pesticides in Soils of Central China," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(1), pages 1-18, January.

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