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Babut M., Mourier B., Desmet M., Simonnet-Laprade C., Labadie P., Budzinski H., De Alencastro L. F., Tu T. A., Strady Emilie, Gratiot Nicolas. (2019). Where has the pollution gone ? A survey of organic contaminants in Ho Chi Minh city / Saigon River (Vietnam) bed sediments. Chemosphere, 217, p. 261-269. ISSN 0045-6535.

Titre du document
Where has the pollution gone ? A survey of organic contaminants in Ho Chi Minh city / Saigon River (Vietnam) bed sediments
Année de publication
2019
Type de document
Article référencé dans le Web of Science WOS:000456223500030
Auteurs
Babut M., Mourier B., Desmet M., Simonnet-Laprade C., Labadie P., Budzinski H., De Alencastro L. F., Tu T. A., Strady Emilie, Gratiot Nicolas
Source
Chemosphere, 2019, 217, p. 261-269 ISSN 0045-6535
A wide range of persistent organic chemicals, including polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), some insecticides, as well as polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and some perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) were analyzed in 17 bed sediments collected along the Saigon River and at adjacent canal mouths from upstream to downstream in Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam). Concentrations were rather low for PAHs, as well as for legacy PCBs and dichloro-diphenyl-trichlorethane and metabolites (DDTs), or below detection limits for several PFASs and all PBDEs measured. Several insecticides (chlorpyrifos-ethyl, and the pyrethroids cypermethrin and lambda-cyhalothrin) displayed rather high concentrations at a few sites within the city. There was no distinct upstream - downstream trend for PAHs, (DDTs) or PCBs. Although adjacent canal sediments tended to be more contaminated than Saigon River sediments, the differences were not significant. Emissions are almost certainly substantial for PAHs, and probably also for other contaminants such as PBDEs and some PFASs. During the dry season, contaminants are presumably stored in the city, either in canals or on urban surfaces. Heavy rainfall during the monsoon period carries away contaminated particle flows into the canals and then the Saigon River. The strong tidal influence in the river channel hinders the accumulation of contaminated particles. Contaminated deposits should accordingly be investigated further downstream in depositional environments, such as the mangrove.
Plan de classement
Sciences fondamentales / Techniques d'analyse et de recherche [020] ; Sciences du milieu [021] ; Pollution [038]
Description Géographique
VIET NAM
Localisation
Fonds IRD [F B010074912]
Identifiant IRD
fdi:010074912
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