Research Article

Levels, Temporal-Spatial Variations, and Sources of Organochlorine Pesticides in Ambient Air of Lake Chaohu, China

Table 2

Residual levels of OCPs in ambient air at Lake Chaohu from March 2010 to February 2011.

Gas phaseParticle phaseTotal
AM ± SD (pg/m3)Detection ratioAM ± SD (pg/m3)Detection ratioAM ± SD (pg/m3)

α-HCH 95.8% 66.7%
β-HCH 87.5%NDND
γ-HCH 95.8% 75.0%
δ-HCH 75.0% 20.8%
HCHs 95.8% 75.0%
o, p′-DDE 91.7% 8.3%
p, p′-DDE 83.3% 66.7%
o, p′-DDD 25.0% 29.2%
p, p′-DDD 62.5% 58.3%
o, p′-DDT 83.3% 70.8%
p, p′-DDT 79.2% 50.0%
DDTs 95.8% 79.2%
HCB 95.8% 100.0%
Heptachlor 62.5% 20.8%
Aldrin 62.5% 37.5%
Isodrin 79.2% 70.8%
α-Chlordane 87.5%NDND
γ-Chlordane 83.3%NDND
Chlordane 95.8%NDND
Endosulfan I 91.7% 66.7%
Endosulfan II 79.2% 83.3%
Endosulfan 91.7% 87.5%
Endrin 29.2% 16.7%
Mirex 66.7%NDND
DieldrinNDND 33.3%

Total 100% 100%

AM: arithmetic mean, SD: standard deviation, ND: not detected.