Grantee Research Project Results
Concentrations and Enantiomeric Fractions of Chlordane in Sediments from Long Island Sound
EPA Grant Number: R832215Title: Concentrations and Enantiomeric Fractions of Chlordane in Sediments from Long Island Sound
Investigators: Zhang, Pengfei , Melcer, Michael E , Jans, Urs
Institution: City College of the City University of New York , U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
EPA Project Officer: Hahn, Intaek
Project Period: February 1, 2005 through January 31, 2008
Project Amount: $299,728
RFA: Greater Research Opportunities: Persistent, Bioaccumulative Chemicals (2004) RFA Text | Recipients Lists
Research Category: Land and Waste Management , Safer Chemicals , Hazardous Waste/Remediation
Description:
Long Island Sound (LIS) is one of the largest estuarine systems on the Atlantic coast of the United States, providing vital transportation and rich fishing and shell-fishing grounds for commercial interests. The Sound, however, has been contaminated with various pollutants, including organochlorine pesticides such as chlordane (a persistent, bioaccumulative pesticide widely used in the United States from 1945 to 1988). Limited long-term monitoring data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) showed a decline in chlordane concentration in LIS surficial sediments after 1988. The objectives of this research project are to: (1) determine the rates of chlordane concentration decline in the surficial sediments from LIS; (2) elucidate the mechanisms that caused the chlordane concentration decline in LIS sediments; and (3) examine the chiral signature of chlordane residues in the LIS sediments to assess the significance of microbial degradation on chlordane removal.
Publications and Presentations:
Publications have been submitted on this project: View all 7 publications for this projectJournal Articles:
Journal Articles have been submitted on this project: View all 1 journal articles for this projectSupplemental Keywords:
chlordane, Long Island Sound, LIS, organochlorine pesticides, surficial sediments, microbial degradation, sediment, ecosystems, environmental monitoring, aquatic ecosystem, ecosystem restoration, aquatic sediments,, Scientific Discipline, Water, Ecosystem Protection/Environmental Exposure & Risk, Restoration, Ecology and Ecosystems, Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration, contaminated sediment, microbial breakdown, restoration strategies, degradation rates, remediation, aquatic ecosystemsProgress and Final Reports:
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