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KMID : 1024520000090030201
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Journal of the Environmental Sciences
2000 Volume.9 No. 3 p.201 ~ p.208
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Evaluation of PCBs and DDE contamination in terrestrial environment using striped field mouse, Apodemus agrarius
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Yoon Myung-Hee
Kim Min-Kwan
Min Byung-Yoon
Choi Jae-Won
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Abstract
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PCBs and DDE were determined in the soil samples and the Korean striped field mice, Apodemus agrarius, collected at six localities in Changwon and one locality in Gaduck Island from August 1997 to May 1998. The residual level of PCBs in soils, in which the concentrations of high chlorinated compounds were much higher than those of low chlorinated ones, was highest in the industrial area(IA) in Changwon(60.7 ng/g in average), whereas those of DDE in soils was highest in Gaduck Island(331.9 ng/g in average). However, the levels of each compound detected from soils in the respective remaining places were relatively low. The similar tendency as in the soils was observed in the mice, indicating that the concentration of pollutants in the mice could denote the status of pollution in the terrestrial environment. The composition of PCB congeners in the mice, however, was different from that of soils, but similar to those of other mammals. Moreover, the residual levels of PCBs and DDE in pregnant females from which fetuses were removed were lower than those of males and non-pregnant females. It suggests that these compounds accumulated in pregnant females might have been transferred to the fetuses through placenta as in other mammals. Judging from the above facts, it is suggested that the striped field mouse can be an useful biological index to evaluate the contamination in mammals inhabiting terrestrial environment.
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KEYWORD
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terrestrial environment, PCBs, DDE, biological index, striped field mouse, Korea
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