Distribution and fate of HCH isomers and DDT metabolites in a tropical environment–case study Cameron Highlands–Malaysia

Table 1 Organochlorine pesticide levels in countries nearby the study area and the world

Area	Country	Water	Sediment	Location	Reference
Area	Country	ng/L	ng/g	Location	Reference
southeast Asia	India	2.16–567.49	0.92–813.59	Gomti river	[19]
	Thailand		4.12 –214.91	Mae Llong river	[20]
	Thailand	20.87–241.26		Saiburi river	[21]
	Vietnam	<0.5–172.61		red river	[22]
	Vietnam		0.01–110	Gomti river	[23]
the pacific countries	Indonesia	ND–84.94	ND–444.16	Ciliwung river	[24]
	Malaysia	23.4–92.9		Selangor river	[25]
	Singapore	4.90–22.04		coastal marine environment	[26]
east Asia	Japan	0.94–231.8		rivers in Okinawa island	[27]
	china	7.68–615.2	23.11–316.5	Qiantang river	[28]
		16.18–242.4	134–1136	Qiantang river	[29]
		143.3–5104.8	2.43–86.25	Daya bay	[30]
			4.22 – 461	Taihu lake	[31]
		214.4–1819	28.79–52.07	Minjiang river estuary	[32]
	Korea		0.99–14.5	the river estuary	[33]
Other countries	northern Spain		1.8–3.9	coastal environment	[34]
	Nigeria	ND–3726	0.4–43.5	Lagos lagoon complex	[35]

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