Occurrences of Organochlorine Pesticides along the Course of the Buffalo River in the Eastern Cape of South Africa and Its Health Implications

Abdulrazaq Yahaya, Omobola O. Okoh, Anthony I. Okoh and Abiodun O. Adeniji
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Abdulrazaq Yahaya: SAMRC Microbial Water Quality Monitoring Center, University of Fort Hare, Alice 5700, South Africa
Omobola O. Okoh: SAMRC Microbial Water Quality Monitoring Center, University of Fort Hare, Alice 5700, South Africa
Anthony I. Okoh: SAMRC Microbial Water Quality Monitoring Center, University of Fort Hare, Alice 5700, South Africa
Abiodun O. Adeniji: SAMRC Microbial Water Quality Monitoring Center, University of Fort Hare, Alice 5700, South Africa

IJERPH, 2017, vol. 14, issue 11, 1-16

Abstract: Most organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) which are increasingly used in agriculture and industry are not biodegradable and thereby persist in the environment for a very long period of time. They are capable of negatively impacting the health of humans and biota when present in a higher concentration than recommended. This study evaluated the concentrations of 17 OCPs in surface water samples collected from six sampling sites along the course of the Buffalo River in Eastern Cape, South Africa, between December 2015 and May 2016. The samples were subjected to solvent extraction, followed by florisil clean up, and analyzed using gas chromatography coupled with an electron capture detector. The individual concentrations of OCPs detected ranged from Keywords: organochlorine; pesticides; pollutants; water; half-life (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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