ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDES IMPACT ON VEGETABLES

Fruits and vegetables may contain besides nutrients also contaminants as a consequence of polluted environmental media (water, soil, air). Through this work organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) presence was monitored in soil and potato samples collected from Cluj - Bistrita-Nasaud region. In higher amou...

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Main Authors: Melinda Haydee Kovacs, Mirela Miclean, Dalma Emoke Kovacs, Oana Cadar, M. Roman, Lacrimioara Senila, Dorina Simedru, Anca Naghiu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AcademicPres 2015-06-01
Series:Agricultura
Online Access:http://journals.usamvcluj.ro/index.php/agricultura/article/view/11242
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Summary:Fruits and vegetables may contain besides nutrients also contaminants as a consequence of polluted environmental media (water, soil, air). Through this work organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) presence was monitored in soil and potato samples collected from Cluj - Bistrita-Nasaud region. In higher amount were detected p,p’-DDE and ï§-HCH. Good correlation was observed between OCPs amount in soil samples and those in potato samples.
ISSN:1221-5317