Organochlorine pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls in sewage sludge from Egypt

2017 ◽  
Vol 52 (8) ◽  
pp. 750-756 ◽  
Author(s):  
Assem O. Barakat ◽  
Mohammed A. Khairy ◽  
Mahmoud R. Mahmoud
Keyword(s):  
Sewage Sludge ◽  
Polychlorinated Biphenyls ◽  
Organochlorine Pesticides

PCBs and PAHs Restrain the Use of Sludge as a Renewable Resource

2014 ◽  
Vol 1001 ◽  
pp. 162-170
Author(s):  
Radmila Kučerová ◽  
Tomáš Sezima ◽  
Eugen Sikora ◽  
Ivana Truxová ◽  
Lucie Kučerová ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sewage Sludge ◽  
Polychlorinated Biphenyls ◽  
Laboratory Experiment ◽  
Pseudomonas Putida ◽  
Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons ◽  
Renewable Resource ◽  
Bacterial Cultures ◽  
Pure Bacterial Cultures

The aim of this research is to reduce the quantities of polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the samples of non-hygienized sewage sludge via laboratory biodegradation. Pure bacterial cultures of Pseudomonas putida, Rhodococcus sp. and their mixture in 1:1 proportion have been used. The laboratory experiment lasted for 28 days and the acquired values were compared with Decree 294/2005 Coll. The obtained results imply that biodegradation of such contaminated samples is practicable. Using the bacterial mixture, over 85 % Σ of PCBs were degraded, and applying Rhodococcus sp. as much as 95.86 % of the original concentration of PAHs were removed.

scholarly journals Serum levels of organochlorine pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls among inhabitants of Greater Metropolitan Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

2002 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 519-524 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabella Fernandes Delgado ◽  
Heloisa H.C. Barretto ◽  
Teresa A. Kussumi ◽  
Irene Baptista Alleluia ◽  
Cenira de A. Baggio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Detection Limit ◽  
Polychlorinated Biphenyls ◽  
Organochlorine Pesticides ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
Serum Lipids ◽  
Serum Levels ◽  
Electron Capture Detection ◽  
Persistent Organochlorine ◽  
Alpha Beta ◽  
Janeiro City

Levels of persistent organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were determined in the blood serum of people living and working in the urban area of greater Rio de Janeiro city. Blood samples from 33 volunteers (16 males, 17 females, 19-63 years old) were taken in January 1999. OCP residues (op'DDT, pp'DDT, pp'DDD, pp'DDE, Aldrin, Dieldrin, Endrin, Heptachlor, Heptachlor-epoxide, alpha-, beta- and gamma-Hexachlorocyclo-hexane, Hexachlorobenzene) and PCBs (congeners: 28, 52, 101, 138, 153, 180) were extracted with n-hexane and analyzed by gas chromatography with electron capture detection. Except for pp'DDE (detection limit = 1.4µg/L) no other OCP residue was found in the samples. No PCB congener (detection limit = 2.0µg/L) was detected either. pp'DDE was found in 17 out of 33 samples in concentrations that ranged from 1.4 to 8.4 µg/L of serum or, on a fat basis, from 0.200 to 3.452 µg/g of serum lipids. Percentage of positive samples (%) and levels of pp'DDE (range of positive samples) increased from the youngest to the oldest group (<=29 yrs: 10%, 0.278µg/g; 30-39 yrs: 60%, 0.200-0.765µg/g; > or = 40 yrs: 77%, 0.257-3.452µg/g).

scholarly journals Adipose tissue levels of organochlorine pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls and risk of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

2004 ◽  
Vol 112 (8) ◽  
pp. 854-861 ◽  
Author(s):  
Penelope J E Quintana ◽  
Ralph J Delfino ◽  
Susan Korrick ◽  
Argyrios Ziogas ◽  
Frederick W Kutz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Adipose Tissue ◽  
Polychlorinated Biphenyls ◽  
Organochlorine Pesticides ◽  
Hodgkin’S Lymphoma ◽  
Hodgkin's Lymphoma ◽  
Tissue Levels ◽  
Non Hodgkin’S Lymphoma ◽  
Non Hodgkin's Lymphoma
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