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SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
Volume 410, Issue -, Pages 136-145Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2011.09.008
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Persistent organic pollutants; Biomagnification; Lake Koka; Fish species
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- Norwegian Program for Development, Research and Higher Education (NUFU) [NUFU PRO 2007/10115]
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The concentrations and bioaccumulation of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) were determined in four fish species from Lake Koka, Ethiopia, representing 2-3 levels in the food chain of the lake. Dichlorodiphenyltri-chloroethanes (DDTs), endosulfans, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and chlorpyrifos were identified, with DDTs as the most predominant pesticide, with concentration ranging from 0.05 to 72.53 ng g(-1) wet weight (ww). All fish tissue samples collected from different species of the lake contained residues of DDTs. The maximum level of DDTs was found in the fattiest, African sharptooth catfish (Clarias gariepinus) sampled from the lake, with a mean concentration of 15.15 ng g(-1)ww. The significant (P<0.05) relationship between concentrations of DDTs and delta N-15 indicates that DDTs biomagnified in the food web of the lake. The 4,4'-DDE to 4,4'-DDT ratio in Oreochromis niloticus (0.6) and Cyprinus carpi (0.5) were below 1, indicating ongoing use of DDTs in the study area and recent exposure of these fish species. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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