Abstract
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) were studied in the Nile Delta area of Egypt's southern Mediterranean for their environmental impacts, probable sources, and ecological risk assessment. Using the Gas Chromatography Triple Quadrupole technique, the residues of 16 OCPs and 18 PCBs were determined. The total OCPs content in the seawater and sediment samples ranged from 0.108 to 10.97 μg/L and 0.301 to 5.268 ng/g, respectively, while the PCBs residues had values between 0.808 and 1069.75 μg/L in seawater and between not detected and 575.50 ng/g in sediment samples. The findings of the risk evaluation showed that, except for endosulfan-I, OCPs caused little harm in seawater. However, PCB180, PCB153, PCB156, PCB126 and PCB138 posed a comparatively significant risk. The concentration of DDTs was higher than the effect range low and threshold effect level but remained below the effect range median and probable effect level, posing a minimal ecological concern.
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