Residues of organochlorinated pesticides in soils from the Czech Republic.

SHEGUNOVA, Penka Hristova, Jana KLÁNOVÁ and Ivan HOLOUBEK. Residues of organochlorinated pesticides in soils from the Czech Republic. Environmental Pollution. UK: Elsevier, 2007, vol. 146, No 1, p. 257-261. ISSN 0269-7491.

Basic information

• Original name: Residues of organochlorinated pesticides in soils from the Czech Republic.
• Name in Czech: Rezidua organochlorových pesticidů v půdách z České republiky.
• Authors: SHEGUNOVA, Penka Hristova (100 Bulgaria), Jana KLÁNOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, guarantor) and Ivan HOLOUBEK (203 Czech Republic).
• Edition: Environmental Pollution, UK, Elsevier, 2007, 0269-7491.

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Article in a journal
• Field of Study: 10511 Environmental sciences
• Country of publisher: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• Impact factor: Impact factor: 3.135
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14310/07:00023699
• Organization unit: Faculty of Science
• UT WoS: 000244595200030
• Keywords in English: Organochlorinated pesticides; Soil; Needles; Czech Republic
• Tags: Czech Republic, needles, organochlorinated pesticides, soil
• Tags: International impact, Reviewed

Abstract

National POPs inventories carried out currently in many countries as a part of the implementation of Stockholm Convention revealed the need for detailed information about a distribution of pollutants in various regions. Screening for the residues of selected organochlorinated pesticides (chlordane, heptachlor, dieldrin, aldrin, endrin, isodrin, endosulfan I, endosulfan II, methoxychlor, mirex) in soil and biotic samples from the Czech Republic was performed. Although these pesticides have never been used in large quantities in this region, results indicate that their residues still persist in the top layer soils more than 20 years after they have been banned. The fact that their soil concentrations in the mountains are generally higher than those in agricultural areas, and detection of the traces of pesticides that have never been used in this region suggest on their occurrence in soils due to the atmospheric redistribution rather than as a result of direct application.

Abstract (in Czech)

National POPs inventories carried out currently in many countries as a part of the implementation of Stockholm Convention revealed the need for detailed information about a distribution of pollutants in various regions. Screening for the residues of selected organochlorinated pesticides (chlordane, heptachlor, dieldrin, aldrin, endrin, isodrin, endosulfan I, endosulfan II, methoxychlor, mirex) in soil and biotic samples from the Czech Republic was performed. Although these pesticides have never been used in large quantities in this region, results indicate that their residues still persist in the top layer soils more than 20 years after they have been banned. The fact that their soil concentrations in the mountains are generally higher than those in agricultural areas, and detection of the traces of pesticides that have never been used in this region suggest on their occurrence in soils due to the atmospheric redistribution rather than as a result of direct application.

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Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR, Interactions among the chemicals, environment and biological systems and their consequences on the global, regional and local scales (INCHEMBIOL)