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Organo-Chlorine Pesticide Residues in Okra and Brinjal Collected from Peri-Urban Areas of Big Cities of Punjab-Pakistan

Lookup NU author(s): Dr Abdul ChaudhryORCiD, Muhammad Sajid

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Abstract

Exposure of organo-chlorine pesticides as a result of utilization of okra and brinjal to urban population has been estimated in this study. GC-ECD was used for quantification of alpha-endosulfan, beta-endosulfan, endosulfan sulphate, HCH, Gamma HCH, DDT and DDE residues from 180 samples of okra and brinjal collected from peri-urban farming area of Faisalabad, Multan and Gujranwala. Quantification of pesticide residues revealed that 280 samples were contaminated and 23 samples showed residues value higher than MRL'S. Out of 280 contaminated samples, 50 samples were contaminated with alpha-endosulfan, 48 samples with beta-endosulfan, 49 with endosulfan sulphate, 27 samples with HCH, 33 samples with gamma HCH, 34 samples with DDT and 39 were contaminated with DDE. Overall, 7.33% samples of okra and 6.44% samples of brinjal contaminated with a-endosulfan exceeded EU MRL of 0.05 mg kg(-1), 8.67% samples of okra and 7.33% samples of brinjal had beta-endosulfan residue level above MRL of 0.05 mg kg(-1) and approximately, 8.67% samples of okra and 7.33% samples of brinjal had endosulfan sulphate residue level above MRL of 0.05 mg kg(-1). While, no sample of okra and brinjal had HCH, Gamma HCH, DDT and DDE level above MRL of 0.01, 0.01, 0.05 and 0.05 mg kg(-1), respectively. This study may be helpful in creating a database about regional exposure of urban population and facilitate in evaluation of potential threat and risk to their health in daily life.

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Author(s): Randhawa MA, Abid QUZ, Anjum FM, Chaudhary AS, Sajid MW, Khalil AA

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences

Year: 2016

Volume: 53

Issue: 2

Pages: 425-430

Print publication date: 01/06/2016

Acceptance date: 01/01/1900

ISSN (print): 0552-9034

ISSN (electronic): 2076-0906

Publisher: University of Agriculture, Dept. of Livestock Management

URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.21162/PAKJAS/16.1895

DOI: 10.21162/PAKJAS/16.1895

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