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Title: Temporal And Spatial Changes In Persistent Organic Pollutants In Vietnamese Coastal Waters Detected From Plastic Resin Pellets
Authors: Dung, Quang Le
Hideshige, Takada
Rei, Yamashita
Kaoruko, Mizukawa
Junki, Hosoda
Dao, Anh Tuyet
Issue Date: 2-Jun-2016
Publisher: Marine Pollution Bulletin
Citation: Vol.109(3);320-324p.
Abstract: Plastic resin pellets collected at Minh Chau island and Ba Lat estuary between 2007 and 2014 in Vietnam were analyzed for dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethanes (DDTs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and hexachlorocyclohexanes (HCHs). The study was carried out as part of the International PelletWatch programfor monitoring the global distribution of persistent organic pollutants (POPs). Higher levels of DDTs compared to PCBs indicated agricultural inputs rather than industrial discharges in the region. Most POP concentrations on both beaches decreased over the period, with the exception of HCH isomers. Though the concentration of DDTs showed a drastic decline on both beaches between 2007/2008 and 2014, DDTs accounted for 60–80% of total DDTs, suggesting that there is still a fresh input of these chemicals in the region. This study strongly recommends further investigations to track temporal and spatial patterns of POP levels in themarine environment using plastic resin pellets
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/5358
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