Pearl River Delta

Guan YF, Wang JZ, Ni HG, Luo XJ, Mai BX, Zeng EY (2007) Riverine inputs of polybrominated diphenyl ethers from the Pearl River Delta (China) to the coastal ocean. Environ Sci Technol 41(17) 6007-6013. doi 10.1021/es070782x... 

Kang YH, Sheng GY, Fu JM, Mai BX, Zhang G, Lin Z, Min YS (2000) Polychlorinated biphenyls in surface sediments from the Pearl River delta and Macau. Mar Pollut Bull 40... 

Figure 12.2-1. Industrial development around Pearl River Delta region of Southern China.

Source and Fate of Organochlorine Pesticides and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in the Pearl River Delta, South China (FU Jiamo, China)... 

Measurement and Assessment of Persistent Organic Pollutants in the Hong Kong and Pearl River Delta Marine Environment (LAM Paul, China)... 

Zhao et al. [105] have been calculated the hazard ratio (HR) of PFOS for fish consumption and the risks and potential effects of PFCs to health of coastal population in the Pearl River Delta. Due to the contamination levels of more consumed species (mandarin fish, bighead carp, grass carp and tUapia), the authors have concluded that the levels of PFCs in these fish species might pose an unacceptable risk to human health. 

Kang, Y.H., Sheng, G.Y., et al., 2001. Vertical distribution characteristics of organochlorinated pesticides in sediment core from Macao estuary, Pearl River delta. Environ. Sci. (Chinese) 22, 81-85. 

Taiwan, Hong Kong and Pearl River Delta are not included this chapter. Corresponding author E-mail gbjiang rcees.ac.cn... 

Kong, K.Y., Cheung, K.C., Wong, C.K.C., Wong, M.H., 2005b. The residual dynamic of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and organochlorine pesticides in fishponds of the Pearl River delta, South China. Water Res. 39(9), 1831-1843. 

Luo, X.J., Mai, B.X., Yang, Q.S., Fu, J.M., Sheng, G.Y., Wang, Z.S., 2004. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and organochlorine pesticides in water columns from the Pearl River and the Macao harbor in the Pearl River Delta in South China. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 48(11-12), 1102-1115. 

Figure 6.1. Map showing the Pearl River Delta, South China.

Table 6.2. OCP concentrations in soils of different land uses in the Pearl River Delta (Li et al., 2006)... 

Fung, C.N., Zheng, G.J., Connell, D.W., Zhang, X., Wong, H.L., Giesy, J.P., Fang, Z., Lam, P.K.S., 2005. Risk posed by trace organic contaminants in coastal sediments in the Pearl River Delta, China. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 50, 1036-1049. 

Li, J., Zhang, G., Qi, S., Li, X., Peng, X., 2006. Concentrations, enantiomeric compositions, and sources of HCH/DDT and chlordane in soils from the Pearl River Delta, South China. Sci. Total Environ. 372, 215-224. 

Yang, Y., Sheng, G., Fu, J., Min, Y., 1997. Organochlorinated compounds in waters of the Pearl River Delta region. Environ. Monit. Assess. 44(1-3), 569-575. 

Zhang, S., 2006. PCDDs/PCDFs in Soils and Sediments from the Pearl River Delta of China. PhD thesis. Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China (in preparation). 

Zhou, H.Y., Wong, M.H., 2004. Screening of organochlorines in freshwater fish collected from the Pearl River Delta, People s Republic of China. Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 46, 106-113. 

The HKSAR is a sub-tropical city situated in the Pearl River Delta (PRD) at the south-eastern tip of Mainland China. It has a total area of 1104 km2, comprising Hong Kong Island, the Kowloon Peninsula, the New Territories and 262 outlying islands (Fig. 7.1). 

Chau, K.W., 2005. Characterization of transboundary POP contamination in aquatic ecosystems of Pearl River Delta. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 51, 960-965. 

Kong, K.Y., 2004. Risk assessment of organochlorine pesticides and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in fish collected from fish ponds in the Pearl River Delta. M.Phil. Thesis, The Hong Kong Baptist University, p. 172. 

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