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- Title
Pentachlorophenol Residues in Suspended Particulate Matter and Sediments from the Yangtze River Catchment of Wuhan, China.
- Authors
Tang, Z.; Yang, Z.; Shen, Z.; Niu, J.
- Abstract
This article discusses pentachlorophenol (PCP) residues in suspended particulate matter and surface sediments from the Yangtze River watershed in China. According to the authors, the biocide, sodium pentachlorophenol, is used for protection of woods and textiles, but it is a toxic, endocrine disrupting chemical, which is carcinogenic, mutagenic and subject to bioaccumulation. Also, some of the impurities include polychlorinated dibenzo-dioxins and furans. Levels of PCP measured in sediments were below the predicted no-effect concentration in freshwater sediments and below the Netherlands standard. Only one sample of suspended particulate matter exceeded the guidelines.
- Subjects
NETHERLANDS; YANGTZE River Watershed (China); CHINA; PENTACHLOROPHENOL; HERBICIDES; ENDOCRINE disruptors; SUSPENDED sediments; PARTICULATE matter; WOOD preservatives &; the environment; TEXTILE industry
- Publication
Bulletin of Environmental Contamination & Toxicology, 2007, Vol 78, Issue 2, p158
- ISSN
0007-4861
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00128-007-9017-x