@article{fdi:010081264,
  title = {{P}ersistent organic pollutants in sediments of the {W}ouri {E}stuary {M}angrove, {C}ameroon : levels, patterns and ecotoxicological significance},
  author = {{M}busnum, {K}. {G}. and {M}alleret, {L}. and {D}eschamps, {P}ierre and {K}habouchi, {I}. and {A}sia, {L}. and {L}ebarillier, {S}. and {M}enot, {G}. and {O}nguene, {R}. and {D}oumenq, {P}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he anthropogenic impact in the {W}ouri {E}stuary {M}angrove located in the rapidly developing urban area of {D}ouala, {C}ameroon, {A}frica, was studied. {A} set of 45 {P}ersistent {O}rganic {P}ollutant were analysed in surficial mangrove sediments at 21 stations. {C}hlorinated {P}esticides ({CLP}s), {P}olychlorinated {B}iphenyls ({PCB}s) and {P}olycyclic {A}romatic {H}ydrocarbons ({PAH}s) have concentrations ranging from 2.2 - 27.4, and 83 - 544 ng/g, respectively. {T}he most abundant {CLP}s were endosulfan, alachlor, heptachlor, lindane (gamma-{HCH}) and {DDT}, which metabolites pattern revealed recent use. {S}elected {PAH}s diagnostic ratios show pyrolytic input predominantly. {T}he sum of 7 carcinogenic {PAH}s ({SC}-{PAH}s) represented 30 to 50% of {T}otal {PAH}s ({TPAH}s). {A}ccording to effect-based sediment quality guidelines, the studied {POP}s levels imply low to moderate predictive biological toxicity. {T}his study contributes to depict how far water resources are shifting within what is now termed the {A}nthropocene due to increasing local pressures in developing countries or {A}frican countries.},
  keywords = {{P}esticides ; {P}olycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons ; {P}olychlorinated biphenyls ; {S}ediments ; {M}angrove ; {A}frica ; {CAMEROUN} ; {DOUALA} ; {WOURI} {ESTUAIRE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{M}arine {P}ollution {B}ulletin},
  volume = {160},
  numero = {},
  pages = {111542 [15 ]},
  ISSN = {0025-326{X}},
  year = {2020},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111542},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010081264},
}