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Factors affecting HCH and DDT in soils around watersheds of Beijing reservoirs, China

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The factors that influence the dynamics of hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) and dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) in soils around the watersheds of Beijing reservoirs were examined. Compared with other studies on HCH and DDT in soils and established reference values, the concentrations of HCH and DDT in soils around our study area were relatively low. The relationships between HCH and DDT concentrations and land use, soil texture, and soil properties were discussed. HCH and DDT concentrations were higher in arable soils than those in uncultivated fallow soils. Although land use was the most important factor affecting HCH and DDT residues, additional factors such as soil texture and soil total organic carbon were also involved in pesticide retention in soils. The results indicated that the historical agricultural applications of HCH and DDT were the major source of their residues. Atmospheric deposition, as well as long-distance transportation and inputs from surrounding weathered agricultural soils may also serve as important sources of HCH and DDT residues in the watersheds.

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Acknowledgments

This study was supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (“973” Research Program) with Grant No. 2007CB407307, the Knowledge Innovation Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences with Grant No. KZCX2-YW-420-5, the National Key Technology R&D Program with Grant No. 2008BAC32B07, and the National Natural Science Foundation of China with Grant No. 40601089. The authors are grateful to Professor Kurunthachalam Kannan, Wadsworth Center, Albany, New York, for his constructive comments.

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    Wenyou Hu, Yonglong Lu, Tieyu Wang, Wei Luo, Xiang Zhang, Jing Geng, Guang Wang, Yajuan Shi, Wentao Jiao & Chunli Chen

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    Wenyou Hu, Yonglong Lu, Xiang Zhang, Jing Geng, Guang Wang, Wentao Jiao & Chunli Chen

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Hu, W., Lu, Y., Wang, T. et al. Factors affecting HCH and DDT in soils around watersheds of Beijing reservoirs, China. Environ Geochem Health 32, 85–94 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-009-9267-0

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