Detection of Residual Levels and Associated Health Risk of Seven Pesticides in Fresh Eggplant and Tomato Samples from Narayanganj District, Bangladesh
Residual levels of seven frequently used pesticides were investigated in 140 samples of two common vegetables, eggplants and tomatoes, from agricultural fields in the Narayanganj district of Bangladesh. The analysis of pesticide residues was performed by high-performance liquid chromatography with p...
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| author | Md. Nur Alam M. Alamgir Zaman Chowdhury M. Sabir Hossain Mohammad Mijanur Rahman M. Abdur Rahman Siew Hua Gan Md. Ibrahim Khalil |
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| description | Residual levels of seven frequently used pesticides were investigated in 140 samples of two common vegetables, eggplants and tomatoes, from agricultural fields in the Narayanganj district of Bangladesh. The analysis of pesticide residues was performed by high-performance liquid chromatography with photodiode array detection. A large percentage of the eggplants (50%) and tomatoes (60%) from the Narayanganj district were contaminated with pesticides, and all of the levels were above the maximum residual limit (MRL) proposed by the EC regulation. Diazinon was the most common (35%) pesticide detected in the vegetable samples at a concentration of 45–450 times higher than the MRL. The health risk index for diazinon was highest for both eggplant and tomato samples, which may be due to its physiochemical properties. Fenitrothion and linuron are the two second most common types of pesticides detected in the vegetable samples. Regular monitoring of the use of common pesticides on vegetables should be conducted. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-14827851fda84e449973b03f842ab8562025-02-03T00:59:15ZengWileyJournal of Chemistry2090-90632090-90712015-01-01201510.1155/2015/243574243574Detection of Residual Levels and Associated Health Risk of Seven Pesticides in Fresh Eggplant and Tomato Samples from Narayanganj District, BangladeshMd. Nur Alam0M. Alamgir Zaman Chowdhury1M. Sabir Hossain2Mohammad Mijanur Rahman3M. Abdur Rahman4Siew Hua Gan5Md. Ibrahim Khalil6Agrochemical and Environmental Research Division, Institute of Food and Radiation Biology, Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Savar, Dhaka 1344, BangladeshAgrochemical and Environmental Research Division, Institute of Food and Radiation Biology, Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Savar, Dhaka 1344, BangladeshDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka 1342, BangladeshDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka 1342, BangladeshAgrochemical and Environmental Research Division, Institute of Food and Radiation Biology, Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Savar, Dhaka 1344, BangladeshHuman Genome Centre, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, MalaysiaDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka 1342, BangladeshResidual levels of seven frequently used pesticides were investigated in 140 samples of two common vegetables, eggplants and tomatoes, from agricultural fields in the Narayanganj district of Bangladesh. The analysis of pesticide residues was performed by high-performance liquid chromatography with photodiode array detection. A large percentage of the eggplants (50%) and tomatoes (60%) from the Narayanganj district were contaminated with pesticides, and all of the levels were above the maximum residual limit (MRL) proposed by the EC regulation. Diazinon was the most common (35%) pesticide detected in the vegetable samples at a concentration of 45–450 times higher than the MRL. The health risk index for diazinon was highest for both eggplant and tomato samples, which may be due to its physiochemical properties. Fenitrothion and linuron are the two second most common types of pesticides detected in the vegetable samples. Regular monitoring of the use of common pesticides on vegetables should be conducted.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/243574 |
| spellingShingle | Md. Nur Alam M. Alamgir Zaman Chowdhury M. Sabir Hossain Mohammad Mijanur Rahman M. Abdur Rahman Siew Hua Gan Md. Ibrahim Khalil Detection of Residual Levels and Associated Health Risk of Seven Pesticides in Fresh Eggplant and Tomato Samples from Narayanganj District, Bangladesh Journal of Chemistry |
| title | Detection of Residual Levels and Associated Health Risk of Seven Pesticides in Fresh Eggplant and Tomato Samples from Narayanganj District, Bangladesh |
| title_full | Detection of Residual Levels and Associated Health Risk of Seven Pesticides in Fresh Eggplant and Tomato Samples from Narayanganj District, Bangladesh |
| title_fullStr | Detection of Residual Levels and Associated Health Risk of Seven Pesticides in Fresh Eggplant and Tomato Samples from Narayanganj District, Bangladesh |
| title_full_unstemmed | Detection of Residual Levels and Associated Health Risk of Seven Pesticides in Fresh Eggplant and Tomato Samples from Narayanganj District, Bangladesh |
| title_short | Detection of Residual Levels and Associated Health Risk of Seven Pesticides in Fresh Eggplant and Tomato Samples from Narayanganj District, Bangladesh |
| title_sort | detection of residual levels and associated health risk of seven pesticides in fresh eggplant and tomato samples from narayanganj district bangladesh |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/243574 |
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