Dataset of Contamination (2009–2022) Legacy Contaminants (PCB and DDT) in Zooplankton of Lake Maggiore (CIPAIS, International Commission for the Protection of Italian-Swiss Waters)
Roberta Bettinetti,
Roberta Piscia,
Marina Manca,
Silvana Galassi,
Silvia Quadroni,
Carlo Dossi,
Rossella Perna,
Emanuela Boggio,
Ginevra Boldrocchi,
Michela Mazzoni,
Benedetta Villa
Affiliations
Roberta Bettinetti
Human Sciences and Innovation for the territory Department (DISUIT), University of Insubria, Via S. Abbondio, 22100 Como, Italy
Roberta Piscia
CNR—IRSA Largo Tonolli, 28922 Verbania, Italy
Marina Manca
CNR—IRSA Largo Tonolli, 28922 Verbania, Italy
Silvana Galassi
Biology Department, University of Milan, Via Celoria, 20122 Milan, Italy
Silvia Quadroni
Theoretical and Applied Science Department (DISTA), University of Insubria, Via Dunant, 21100 Varese, Italy
Carlo Dossi
Theoretical and Applied Science Department (DISTA), University of Insubria, Via Dunant, 21100 Varese, Italy
Rossella Perna
Department of Applied Science and Technology (DISAT),University of Insubria, Via Valleggio, 22100 Como, Italy
Emanuela Boggio
Department of Applied Science and Technology (DISAT),University of Insubria, Via Valleggio, 22100 Como, Italy
Ginevra Boldrocchi
Human Sciences and Innovation for the territory Department (DISUIT), University of Insubria, Via S. Abbondio, 22100 Como, Italy
Michela Mazzoni
Department of Applied Science and Technology (DISAT),University of Insubria, Via Valleggio, 22100 Como, Italy
Benedetta Villa
Department of Applied Science and Technology (DISAT),University of Insubria, Via Valleggio, 22100 Como, Italy
In this paper, we describe a 13-year (2009–2022) dataset of legacy POP concentrations (DDTtot and sumPCB14 from 2016 isomers and congeners concentrations are also reported) in the planktonic crustaceans of Lake Maggiore (≥450 µm size fraction). The data were collected in the framework of a monitoring program finalized to assess the presence of pollutants in the lake biota, including zooplankton organisms directly preyed by fish. The data report both concentration of DDTtot and sumPCB14 in the zooplankton and the standing stock density and biomass of the population in each season. The dataset allows for detecting changes in the concentration over the long term and within a year, thus providing evidence for the seasonal and the plurennial variations in the presence of these pollutants in the lake. They also provide a basis for further studies aimed at modeling paths and the fate of persistent organic pollutants, for which the amount of toxicants stocked in the zooplankton compartment linked to fish is a crucial estimate.
