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E. Lichtfouse et al. (eds.), Environmental Chemistry for a Sustainable World:
Volume 1: Nanotechnology and Health Risk, DOI 10.1007/978-94-007-2442-6_10,
© Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2012
Contents
List of Acronyms ..................................................................................................................... 000
10.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................... 000
10.2 Data Sources and the Objectives of this Article............................................................ 000
10.3 Characteristic Features of the Persistent Organic Compounds ..................................... 000
10.4 POPs in Coastal Sediments ........................................................................................... 000
10.4.1 Levels of DDT and HCH in Sediments........................................................... 000
10.4.2 Levels of PCBs in Sediments .......................................................................... 000
10.4.3 Levels of PAHs in Sediments .......................................................................... 000
10.4.4 Levels of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs) in Sediments ............... 000
10.5 Accumulation of POPs in Biota .................................................................................... 000
10.5.1 Organochlorine (OC) Residues in marine Shellfishes,
Finfishes and Mammals .................................................................................. 000
10.5.2 PCBs in Marine Mammals .............................................................................. 000
10.5.3 PAH Congener Residues in Bivalve Mollusc.................................................. 000
10.5.4 PBDEs in Marine Mammals ........................................................................... 000
10.6 Ecotoxicological Concerns............................................................................................ 000
10.7 Conclusion and Recommendations ............................................................................... 000
References ................................................................................................................................ 000
S.K. Sarkar (*s!"HATTACHARYAs!!LAMs-#HATTERJEEs"$"HATTACHARYA
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Department of Marine Science, University of Calcutta, 35 Ballygunge Circular Road,
Calcutta, West Bengal 700 019, India
e-mail: sarkar.santosh@gmail.com; sarkar22@yahoo.com
K.K. Satpathy
Environmental and Industrial Safety Section, Safety Group, Indira Gandhi Centre
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e-mail: satpathy@igcar.gov.in
M.P. Jonathan
Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigaciones y Estudios sobre Medio Ambiente y
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Barrio la Laguna Ticomán, Del. Gustavo A. Madero, C.P.07340 Mexico, D.F, Mexico
e-mail: mpjonathan7@yahoo.com
Chapter 10
Organic Pollutants in Indian Sediments
and Marine Living Organisms. DDTs, HCHs,
PAHs, PCBs and PBDEs
S.K. Sarkar
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, K.K. Satpathy, M.P. Jonathan, A. Bhattacharya, A. Alam,
M. Chatterjee, B.D. Bhattacharya, and S.N. Biswas
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