Title: Assessment of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) contamination in relation to physico-chemical parameters in the Upper River Kuja Catchment, Kenya (East Africa)
Abstract: Concentrations of 17 organochlorine pesticides residues (alpha-HCH, beta-HCH, gamma-HCH, delta-HCH, Heptachlor, Aldrin, Endrin, Endosulfan I, Dieldrin, p,p’-DDT, Endosulfan II, p,p’-DDD, Endrin aldehyde, p,p’-DDE, Endosulfan sulfate, Heptachlor epoxide and Methoxychlor) were analysed in water and sediment from Upper River Kuja catchment, Kenya, between January-October 2015, using Gas-Chromatography (GC) with (GC-ECD) equipment. Nutrient levels and water quality parameters: pH (7.57±0.354), secchi disk (0.05±0.019), dissolved oxygen (DO) (6.96±0.897), temperature (25.39±2.201), conductivity (62.03±23.123) and hardness (26.39±6.063) contributed to significant variations in organochlorine pesticide residue levels observed. Statistical significance differences (p
Publication Year: 2019
Publication Date: 2019-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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