A critical review on the formation, fate and degradation of the persistent organic pollutant hexachlorocyclohexane in water systems and waste streams

S Adithya, RS Jayaraman, A Krishnan, R Malolan… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
The environmental impacts of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) is an increasingly
prominent topic in the scientific community. POPs are stable chemicals that are accumulated …

Chemical oxidation and reduction of hexachlorocyclohexanes: A review

S Wacławek, D Silvestri, P Hrabák, VVT Padil… - Water research, 2019 - Elsevier
Lindane (γ-hexachlorocyclohexane) and its isomers (HCH) are some of the most common
and most easily detected organochlorine pesticides in the environment. The widespread …

[HTML][HTML] Land use change in highland area and its impact on river water quality: a review of case studies in Malaysia

A Razali, SN Syed Ismail, S Awang, SM Praveena… - Ecological …, 2018 - Springer
The policy of encouraging agriculture and development for mass tourism has led to
environmental problems in Cameron Highlands, Malaysia. Rampant development and land …

Bioaccumulation and human health risk assessment of DDT and other organochlorine pesticides in an apex aquatic predator from a premier conservation area

R Gerber, NJ Smit, JHJ Van Vuren… - Science of the Total …, 2016 - Elsevier
With the second highest gross domestic product in Africa, South Africa is known to have a
high pesticide usage, including the highly persistent and banned group of organochlorine …

GC-MS/MS determination and ecological risk assessment of pesticides in aquatic system: a case study in Hooghly River basin in West Bengal, India

R Mondal, A Mukherjee, S Biswas, RK Kole - Chemosphere, 2018 - Elsevier
A liquid-liquid extraction (LLE) for water and modified QuEChERS (quick, easy, cheap,
effective, rugged, and safe) method for sediment combined with gas chromatography …

[HTML][HTML] Limit of detection and limit of quantification development procedures for organochlorine pesticides analysis in water and sediment matrices

N Saadati, MP Abdullah, Z Zakaria, SBT Sany… - Chemistry Central …, 2013 - Springer
Background Reliable values for method validity of organochlorine pesticides determination
were investigated, in water by solid phase extraction and in sediment by Soxhlet extraction …

The distribution of organochlorine pesticides in sediments from iSimangaliso Wetland Park: ecological risks and implications for conservation in a biodiversity hotspot

A Buah-Kwofie, MS Humphries - Environmental pollution, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract The iSimangaliso Wetland Park World Heritage site, located on the east coast of
South Africa, spans∼ 3300 km 2 and constitutes the largest protected estuarine …

Pollution profile, source identification, and risk assessments of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and toxic elements in the sediments of one of the water supply …

B Güzel, O Canlı - Regional Studies in Marine Science, 2023 - Elsevier
This study was done to comprehensively exhibit the pollution level of surface sediments
taken from Sultanbahçedere dam lake in terms of some persistent organic pollutants (POPs) …

[HTML][HTML] Enhanced biodegradation of hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) isomers by Sphingobium sp. strain D4 in the presence of root exudates or in co-culture with HCH …

A Alvarez, B Rodríguez-Garrido… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Lindane and other 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6-hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) isomers are
persistent organic pollutants highly hydrophobic, which hampers their availability and …

[HTML][HTML] Occurrence of endocrine disruptors in Malaysia's water systems: A scoping review

NAK Hasni, ZF Anual, SA Rashid, SSA Thahir… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Contamination of water systems with endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) is becoming a
major public health concern due to their toxicity and ubiquity. The intrusion of EDCs into …