African Journal of
Environmental Science and Technology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Environ. Sci. Technol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0786
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJEST
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 1128

Full Length Research Paper

Determination of pesticide residues in blood samples of villagers involved in pesticide application at District Vehari (Punjab), Pakistan

Khizar Hayat1*, Muhammad Ashfaq1, Umair Ashfaq2 and Mushtaq Ahmad Saleem3
  1Department of Agricultural Entomology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan. 2King Edward Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan. 3Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan.
Email: [email protected], [email protected]

  •  Accepted: 13 July 2010
  •  Published: 31 October 2010

Abstract

 

Blood samples were collected from field workers involved in pesticide spraying activities at three different farms in Tahsil Mailsi, District Vehari (Punjab), Pakistan. Twenty seven villagers (including three controls), ranging from 16 to 50 years of age and one to nine years of pesticide application experience were tested. The blood samples were analyzed for 383 different pesticides using Gas Chromatograph Mass Spectrometer (GC-MS) multi residue analytical technique. Only chlorpyrifos (0.009 mg/l) and pyributicarb (0.001 mg/l) were detected in the blood samples.

 

Key words: Multi-pesticide residues, blood sample, GC-MS

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