Assessing of the Spatiotemporal Distribution of DDT, Its Metabolites, and Caesium-137 in the Bottom Sediments of the Salgir River (Crimea)
Journal: Water Resources
Year: 2024

The spatial and temporal changes of the concentration and distribution of an organochlorine pesticide p,p'-dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) and its metabolites and caesium-137 in bottom sediments of the longest Crimean river Salgir were studied. The spatial distribution of ∑DDT and caesium-137 concentrations has uneven focal nature. Maximal concentration of ∑DDT, exceeding the estimated permissible levels in bottom sediments by more than 10 times was detected in the middle reaches of the ri