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A comprehensive study from the surface soil samples of 14 locations from Amghara, Kuwait were assessed for the investigation of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs). There is limited information regarding the distribution pattern of OCPs in the soil samples of Kuwait. The total concentration of OCPs was in the range of 209.39 pg/g -7449.18 pg/g with an average value of 1313.04 pg/g. DDT had higher concentrations in soil samples (969.52 pg/g) than the other pesticides, according to the findings. The distribution pattern of OCPs in the Amghara soils revealed their origin as both historical and recent applications of pesticides. The study extended, how residual quantities could be used to determine health risks of both children and adults. Children and adults in all the locations were subject to negligible cancer risk, according to the health risk evaluation.
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The authors are grateful to the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS) for the funding to the project ‘The development of Kuwait’s National Implementation Plan (NIP) for Stockholm Convention on POPs (Project Grand No: P216-42WE-03)’. The authors extend their gratitude to Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research and the Stockholm Convention for the support. The authors are thankful to the Kuwait Environment Public Authority as well.
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Alshemmari, H. Perennial Existence of Organochlorine Pesticides in the Soils of Amghara, Kuwait. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 111, 17 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-023-03763-z
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