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...

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Main Authors: Md. Nur Alam, Md. Nur Alam, Chowdhury, M. Alamgir Zaman, Hossain, M. Sabir, Rahman, Mohammad Mijanur, Rahman, M. Abdur, Siew, Hua Gan, Khalil, Md. Ibrahim
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author Md. Nur Alam, Md. Nur Alam
Chowdhury, M. Alamgir Zaman
Hossain, M. Sabir
Rahman, Mohammad Mijanur
Rahman, M. Abdur
Siew, Hua Gan
Khalil, Md. Ibrahim
author_facet Md. Nur Alam, Md. Nur Alam
Chowdhury, M. Alamgir Zaman
Hossain, M. Sabir
Rahman, Mohammad Mijanur
Rahman, M. Abdur
Siew, Hua Gan
Khalil, Md. Ibrahim
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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.Alarge 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 usm.eprints-386392018-02-01T07:18:04Z http://eprints.usm.my/38639/ Detection of Residual Levels and Associated Health Risk of Seven Pesticides in Fresh Eggplant and Tomato Samples from Narayanganj District, Bangladesh Md. Nur Alam, Md. Nur Alam Chowdhury, M. Alamgir Zaman Hossain, M. Sabir Rahman, Mohammad Mijanur Rahman, M. Abdur Siew, Hua Gan Khalil, Md. Ibrahim R5-920 Medicine (General) 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.Alarge 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. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/38639/1/Detection_of_Residual_Levels_and_Associated_Health_Risk_of_Seven_Pesticides_in_Fresh_Eggplant.pdf Md. Nur Alam, Md. Nur Alam and Chowdhury, M. Alamgir Zaman and Hossain, M. Sabir and Rahman, Mohammad Mijanur and Rahman, M. Abdur and Siew, Hua Gan and Khalil, Md. Ibrahim (2015) Detection of Residual Levels and Associated Health Risk of Seven Pesticides in Fresh Eggplant and Tomato Samples from Narayanganj District, Bangladesh. Journal of Chemistry, 2015 (243574). pp. 1-7. ISSN 2090-9063 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/243574
spellingShingle R5-920 Medicine (General)
Md. Nur Alam, Md. Nur Alam
Chowdhury, M. Alamgir Zaman
Hossain, M. Sabir
Rahman, Mohammad Mijanur
Rahman, M. Abdur
Siew, Hua Gan
Khalil, Md. Ibrahim
Detection of Residual Levels and Associated Health Risk of Seven Pesticides in Fresh Eggplant and Tomato Samples from Narayanganj District, Bangladesh
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
topic R5-920 Medicine (General)
url http://eprints.usm.my/38639/1/Detection_of_Residual_Levels_and_Associated_Health_Risk_of_Seven_Pesticides_in_Fresh_Eggplant.pdf
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