Altitudinal and chiral signature of persistent organochlorine pesticides in air, soil, and spruce needles (Picea abies) of the Alps
| Autor: | Katharina Braun, Peter Weiss, Karl-Werner Schramm, Walkiria Levy, Manfred Kirchner, G. Jakobi, Heqing Shen, Bernhard Henkelmann, Wolfgang Moche, Adam Zsolnay |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Soil pH Hydrocarbons Chlorinated Environmental Chemistry Soil Pollutants Organic matter Pesticides Picea Hydrology chemistry.chemical_classification Air Pollutants biology Soil organic matter Soil classification Picea abies General Chemistry biology.organism_classification Soil contamination Humus Plant Leaves chemistry Environmental chemistry Environmental science sense organs Seasons |
| Zdroj: | Environmental sciencetechnology. 43(7) |
| ISSN: | 0013-936X |
| Popis: | The present study investigated the distribution, transportation, and biodegradation of the selected chiral persistent organochlorine pesticides (OCP) in the Alps. In the complex environment, we found the movement and fate of OCP could be defined by many factors. Taking HCE as an example, below the timberline its accumulation from air into SPMD increased with altitude and seasonally changed, but the trends reversed above the timberline. In soil, the tendency of HCE concentrations vs organic materials followed a sigmoid curve, and HCE concentration-altitude correlations are positive in central Alps but negative in southern Alps. The HCE enantiomeric ratios (ERs) in soil correlated to HCE isomers concentrations, the humus pH values, and the sampling site altitudes. HCE shift from humus to mineral soil can also be traced by ERs. The altitudinal and longitudinal trends in needles suggested that alpha-HCH has a more complex movementthan HCE in Alps. In conclusion, altitude conducted condensation, plant canopies, organic material in soil, and geographic specific precipitations may affect OCP distributions and transportation, whereas altitude conducted temperature and soil pH could dictate their fate in the environment. |
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