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The rainwater samples collected from the Lucknow city (India) were analyzed for selected organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). HCH-isomers contributed most to the ΣOCPs with the highest levels of β-HCH isomer. The OCPs, which are currently banned in the country, were also observed. The residue levels of ΣOCPs in rainwater samples ranged between BDL and 447.17 ng L−1. Endrin, β-endosulfan, heptachlor epoxide B and methoxychlor could not be detected in any of the sample. The levels of ΣPAHs in rainwater samples ranged between 19.32 and 11,112.09 ng L−1 and the most abundant hydrocarbon was acenaphthylene. Further, the lower molecular weight PAHs dominated over the high molecular weight compounds.
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The authors are thankful to the Director, Industrial Toxicology Research Centre, Lucknow for his consistent support and interest in this work.
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Malik, A., Singh, V.K. & Singh, K.P. Occurrence and Distribution of Persistent Trace Organics in Rainwater in an Urban Region (India). Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 79, 639–645 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-007-9290-8
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