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Rückstande an Chlorierten Kohlenwasserstoffen in Organen Wildlebender Tierarten

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From 1970 to 1975,we investigated residues of 14 chlorinated hydrocarbons in about 1000 samples,(especially adipose tissue, liver, but also muscle, brain, reproductive tract, kidney, milk and eggs) of animals with different feeding habits and metabolism, collected in regions used by industry, agriculture, forestry and recreation to a varying degree. The animal species examined were: hares, deer, boar, foxes, pheasants, partridges, capercaillie, predatory birds and codfish. The residue levels were determined by gas-liquid chromatography. None of the samples was free of residues. The most abundant residue was hexachlorbenzene, followed by lindane and isomers, dieldrine and DDT with derivatives, though the application of DDT is limited in West Germany. There were differences in the amount of total chlorinated hydrocarbons between animals of various feeding habits, between animals of different habitats and between organs and tissues containing varying amounts of fat. The highest levels were analyzed in terrestrial carnivores (0.42 oom in liver tissue) and in codfish liver oil (36 ppm) compared to herbivores with about 0.05ppm in liver tissue. There existed not only variations in the total amount but also in the distribution pattern of single pesticides due to tissues,species and habitats.

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Von 1970 bis 1975 haben wir Rückstände an 14 chlorierten Kohlenwasserstoffen in 1000 Proben untersucht. Die Proben waren hauptsächlich Fettgewebe, Leber, Fleisch, Gehirn, Fortpflanzungsorgane, Nieren, Milch undEier von Tieren mit verschiedenen Futtergewohnheiten und Stoffwechsel. Die Sammelorte lagen in Industrie-, Forst-, Landwirtschafts-, und Erholungsgebieten. Die folgenden Arten wurden untersucht: Hasen, Rehe, Wildschweine, Füchse, Fasanen, Rebhühner, Auerhähne, Greifvögel, und Kabeljau. Die Rückstände wurden mittels der Gaschromatographie bestimmt. Der häufigste Rückstand war Hexachlorobenzen, dann Lindan, Dieldrin, DDT, und DDT Derivate, obwohl die Anwendung von DDT in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland sehr begrenzt ist. Keine der Proben war vollständig frei von Rückständen. Die höchsten Rückstände wurden in terrestrischen Raubtieren gefunden (0.42 ppm in der Leber) und in Kabeljau Lebertran (36 ppm). Im Vergleich enthielten die Pflanzenfresser ungefähr 0.05 ppm Rückstände in der Leber. Unterschiedliche Rückstände in verschiedenen Organen, Tierarten, und Sammelgebieten konnten nachgewiesen werden.

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Brüggemann, J., Busch, L., Drescherkaden, U. (1976). Rückstande an Chlorierten Kohlenwasserstoffen in Organen Wildlebender Tierarten. In: Page, L.A. (eds) Wildlife Diseases. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-1656-6_33

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