Organochlorine Pesticides in Surface Water of Jiuxi Valley, China: Distribution, Source Analysis, and Risk Evaluation

Table 4

National recommended water quality standards for OCPs (μg·L⁻¹).

OCPs	For human health			For aquatic organisms (freshwater)
	Consumption water and organism	Consumption organism only	Publication year	Acute toxicity	Chronic toxicity	Publication year
α-HCH	0.00036	0.00039	2015	—	—
β-HCH	0.0080	0.014	2015	—	—
γ-HCH	4.2	4.4	2015	0.95	—	1995
p,p′-DDD	0.00012	0.00012	2015	—	—
p,p′-DDE	0.000018	0.000018	2015	—	—
p,p′-DDT	0.000030	0.000030	2015	1.1	0.001	1980
Aldrin	0.00000077	0.00000077	2015	3.0	—	1980
Heptachlor	0.0000059	0.0000059	2015	0.52	0.0038	1980
Endrin	0.03	0.03	2015	0.086	0.036	1995

Note. “—” denotes “no data.”