Pesticide residues in fruits at the market level in Accra Metropolis, Ghana, a preliminary study

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dc.contributor.authorBempah, C.K.
dc.contributor.authorDonkor, A.K.
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-06T12:00:29Z
dc.date.available2019-05-06T12:00:29Z
dc.date.issued2011-04
dc.description.abstractA number of pesticide residues in fruits were monitored at five markets in the Accra Metropolis for almost a year. Locally produced fruits (pawpaw and tomato) and imported apple were purchased from these selected markets in the metropolis and analyzed for pesticide residues by gas chromatography equipped with electron capture detector. In all, 320 sampled fruits were extracted and analyzed for pesticide residues, mainly organochlorines (γ-HCH, δ-HCH, aldrin, heptachlor, γ-chlordane, heptachlor epoxide, α-endosulfan, p,p′-DDE, endrin, β-endosulfan, o,p′-DDT, endrin aldehyde, p,p′- DDT, endrin ketone, and methoxychlor). The data revealed that 32.8% of the fruit samples analyzed contained residues of the monitored insecticides above the accepted maximum residue limit (MRL) whereas 48.7% were below the MRL. Nonetheless, the continuous consumption of such fruits with modest pesticide levels can accumulate and could result in deadly chronic effects. © 2010 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBempah, C.K. & Donkor, A.K. Environ Monit Assess (2011) 175: 551. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-010-1550-0en_US
dc.identifier.otherVolume 175, Issue 1–4, pp 551–561
dc.identifier.otherhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-010-1550-0
dc.identifier.urihttp://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/29788
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherEnvironmental Monitoring and Assessmenten_US
dc.subjectFruitsen_US
dc.subjectGas chromatographen_US
dc.subjectMarketsen_US
dc.subjectMaximum residue limit (MRL)en_US
dc.subjectOrganochlorine pesticidesen_US
dc.subjectResiduesen_US
dc.titlePesticide residues in fruits at the market level in Accra Metropolis, Ghana, a preliminary studyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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