| Studies on Organochlorine Pesticide Residue in Fishes from the Densu River Basin, Ghana. | |
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PMID: 23283531 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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The study was carried out to determine the levels of organochlorine pesticide residue in five fish species Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus, Hepsetus odoe, Tilapia zilli, Heterotis niloticus and Oreochromis niloticus from the Densu river basin (Weija) in Ghana. The fishes sampled from the Weija fish landing site were selected on the basis of their importance to local human fish consumption. The detectable organochlorine pesticides were γ-Hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH), δ-Hexachlorocyclohexane, aldrin and dieldrin. Others investigated were alpha endosulfan, endosulfan sulfate, p,p'-DDT and its metabolite p,p'-DDE, endrin and its metabolite endrin aldehyde and endrin ketone. The total contamination levels of the individual fishes varied in the decreasing order of 9.19 ng g(-1) (O. niloticus), 4.16 ng g(-1) (T. zilli), 3.69 ng g(-1) (C. nigrodigitatus), 3.68 ng g(-1) (H. odoe) and 3.09 ng g(-1) (H. niloticus). The highest organochlorine pesticide residue recorded in the study was alpha-endosulfan while dieldrin was the least pesticide observed. Analysis of variance indicated significant statistical differences for most organochlorine pesticide residues in the samples. The levels of organochlorine pesticides found in fish samples in the study were below maximum residue limit for food safety stipulated by EU, US FDA, FAO, Italy and Australia and thus safe for human consumption. |
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Harriet Kuranchie-Mensah; Philip O Yeboah; Elvis Nyarko; Abledze A Golow |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2013-1-3 |
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Title: Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology Volume: - ISSN: 1432-0800 ISO Abbreviation: Bull Environ Contam Toxicol Publication Date: 2013 Jan |
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Created Date: 2013-1-3 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0046021 Medline TA: Bull Environ Contam Toxicol Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Nuclear Chemistry and Environmental Research Centre, National Nuclear Research Institute, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, Post Office Box LG 80, Legon-Accra, Ghana, hettymens2004@yahoo.com. |
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