PMID- 12549562
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20030415
LR  - 20190922
IS  - 0047-2425 (Print)
IS  - 0047-2425 (Linking)
VI  - 32
IP  - 1
DP  - 2003 Jan-Feb
TI  - Persistent organic pollutants in the environment: chlordane residues in compost.
PG  - 224-31
AB  - The half-lives of some persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in environmental 
      compartments such as soil and air can be as long as decades. In spite of the 
      hydrophobicity of many POPs, the literature contains reports of their uptake by, 
      and translocation through, a variety of plants. Both these observations prompt 
      the investigation of whether a vegetation-based environmental compartment such as 
      compost contains significant residues of POPs. Previous reports imply that 
      residues of technical chlordane will be found in compost. Due to its 
      physicochemical properties, technical chlordane provides insights into the fate 
      of POPs in the environment, which are not accessible through determinations of 
      other pollutants in this group. Accordingly, we undertook the first comprehensive 
      examination of technical chlordane residues in a variety of composts, 
      specifically, 13 commercial and 39 municipal compost products, to both 
      characterize and quantify the magnitude of this point source of contamination. 
      Using chiral gas chromatography interfaced to ion trap mass spectrometry, the 
      concentration and the compositional and enantiomeric profiles of chlordane 
      components were determined. Of the 13 commercial products, 9 contained detectable 
      chlordane concentrations, ranging from 4.7 to 292 microg/kg (dry wt.), while all 
      39 municipal products contained chlordane residues ranging from 13.9 to 415 
      microg/kg (dry wt.). The residue concentrations and profiles suggest possible 
      feedstock sources for the chlordane in the finished compost product. The data 
      also support the conclusion that some composts contribute to anthropogenic 
      cycling of POPs through the biosphere.
FAU - Lee, Wen-Yee
AU  - Lee WY
AD  - Dep. of Analytical Chemistry, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, 123 
      Huntington Street, New Haven, CT 06511, USA.
FAU - Lannucci-Berger, William
AU  - Lannucci-Berger W
FAU - Eitzer, Brian D
AU  - Eitzer BD
FAU - White, Jason C
AU  - White JC
FAU - Mattina, MaryJane Incorvia
AU  - Mattina MI
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
PL  - United States
TA  - J Environ Qual
JT  - Journal of environmental quality
JID - 0330666
RN  - 0 (Insecticides)
RN  - 0 (Pesticide Residues)
RN  - 0 (Soil Pollutants)
RN  - 12789-03-6 (Chlordan)
SB  - IM
MH  - Chlordan/*analysis
MH  - *Conservation of Natural Resources
MH  - Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
MH  - Half-Life
MH  - Insecticides/*analysis
MH  - Pesticide Residues/*analysis
MH  - Refuse Disposal
MH  - Soil Pollutants/*analysis
EDAT- 2003/01/29 04:00
MHDA- 2003/04/16 05:00
CRDT- 2003/01/29 04:00
PHST- 2003/01/29 04:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2003/04/16 05:00 [medline]
PHST- 2003/01/29 04:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.2134/jeq2003.2240 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Environ Qual. 2003 Jan-Feb;32(1):224-31. doi: 10.2134/jeq2003.2240.