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Levels, Seasonal Patterns, and Potential Sources of Organochlorine Pesticides in the Urban Atmosphere of Beijing, China

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Air samples collected monthly on the roof of a building in Beijing were analyzed for the levels, seasonal patterns, and potential sources of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs). A high-volume air sampler with polyurethane foam and quartz fiber filters was used to collect monthly samples from November 2005 to April 2009. Hexachlorobenzene (HCB) and DDT isomers were the most abundant organochlorinated pesticides in the Beijing atmosphere. Higher OCP concentrations were generally found in summer, except for HCB. Coal combustion, waste incineration, and fuel combustion were assumed to be the potential HCB emission sources. Significant input of either of these OCPs during our study period was considered very unlikely.

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Acknowledgments

This study was supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (No. 2009CB421602), and by the Innovation Method Project (No. 2009IM030200) from Ministry of Science & Technology, PR China.

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  1. State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Dioxin Pollution Control, National Research Center for Environmental Analysis and Measurement, No. 1 Yuhuinanlu, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100029, China

    Lifei Zhang, Yeru Huang, Liang Dong, Shuangxin Shi, Li Zhou, Ting Zhang & Dingding Shao

  2. Civil and Environment Engineering School, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 30 Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100083, China

    Fangzhuo Mi & Liangzi Zeng

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Zhang, L., Huang, Y., Dong, L. et al. Levels, Seasonal Patterns, and Potential Sources of Organochlorine Pesticides in the Urban Atmosphere of Beijing, China. Arch Environ Contam Toxicol 61, 159–165 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00244-010-9612-4

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