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Organochlorine and organophosphorus pesticideresidues in raw buffalo milk from agroindustrialareas in Assiut, Egypt

Research Authors
Eman M. Shakera, Eman E. Elsharkawyb
Research Abstract

tRaw buffalo milk samples from the agroindustrial zone in upper Egypt were ana-lyzed for the presence of organochlorine and organophosphorus pesticides using gaschromatography–mass spectroscopy. Five organochlorine pesticides namely, alachlor, dield-rin, hexachlorobenzene, lindane and methoxychlor and three organophosphorus pesticideschlorpyrifos, malathion, and parathion-methyl were detected in the milk samples. In 44%of the samples, the concentrations of lindane and malathion residues exceeded tolerancelevels set by the European Commission (EC) in 2008. In addition, the concentrations of chlor-pyrifos, methoxychlor, and hexachlorobenzene residues exceeded the 2008 EC maximumresidual limits (MRLs) by 33, 66, and 88% of the examined samples, respectively. However,the levels of alachlor, dieldrin, and parathion-methyl residues were below EC MRLs. Theresults of this study confirm the risks of pesticide residues exposure that threaten con-sumer health in Egypt. Thus, we recommend that pesticide residue monitoring programsbe instituted in all the developing countries

Research Department
Research Journal
e n v i r o n m e n t a l t o x i c o l o g y a n d p h a r m a c o l o g y
Research Publisher
Elsevier B.V.
Research Rank
1
Research Vol
39
Research Year
2015
Research Pages
433–440