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Concentrations of Hchs and Ddts in the Tissues of River Dolphins,Platanista Gangetica,From the River Ganges,India
Authors:A. N. Subramanian  R. S. Lal Mohan  V. M. Karunagaran  R. Babu Rajendran
Affiliation:1. Centre of Advanced Study in Marine Biology , Annamalai University , Parangipettai, 608 502, India;2. Research Centre of CMFRI , West Hill, Calicut, Kerala, India
Abstract:Abstract

Concentrations of HCH and DDT organochlorine insecticide residues were measured in blubber, muscle and oil samples from three specimens of river dolphins, Platanista gangetica, from the River Ganges, India. Concentrations of HCH and DDT ranged from 94 to 289 ng g?1 and from 1324 to 9388 ng g?1 on wet wt. basis respectively. Comparisons are made with other aquatic mammals and other studies on river dolphins. P. gangetica appears to exhibit similar patterns of accumulation with age and with ß-HCH and p-p′-DDE being accumulated to higher levels than other HCH isomers and parent DDT and its other metabolites, respectively. These organochlorines may pose a health risk to river dolphin populations that are already showing evidence of environmental stress. Further studies are recommended.
Keywords:Organochlorine pesticides  river dolphins  India
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