%0 Journal Article %T PCBs and DDTs in Surface Mangrove Sediments from the South of Iran (ID NO. 048) %J International Journal of Environmental Research %I University of Tehran/Springer %Z 1735-6865 %A Mohebbi Nozar, S.L. %A Ismail, W.R. %A Pauzi Zakaria, M. %A Seddiq Mortazawi, M. %D 2013 %\ 07/01/2013 %V 7 %N 3 %P 817-822 %! PCBs and DDTs in Surface Mangrove Sediments from the South of Iran (ID NO. 048) %K PCB %K DDT %K Mangrove Sediment %K Hormozgan Province %K Iran %R 10.22059/ijer.2013.662 %X Mangrove sediments were collected during wet and dry seasons from nine stations in Khamir,Laft and natural reservoir mangrove-dense areas of Hormozgan province in the south of Iran. Σ PCBs ranged from 5.33 to 15.5 ng/g dry weight and the dominant congener was no.153. Average Σ DDTs for Khamir and Laft mangroves were 16.58 ± 1.51 and 18.8 ± 9.98 ng/g dry weight. DDT was more abundant than DDE and DDD isomers, which indicated the input of DDT. The sediment quality guideline shows that the concentration of Σ PCBs were below the ER-M guideline, whereas levels of Σ DDTs were between ER-L and ER-M. The mangrove ecosystem in Hormozgan province is suffering from urban and industrial development. %U https://ijer.ut.ac.ir/article_662_70f13b08a9c790436a9ae4f0935de6fa.pdf