MONITORING OF PESTICIDE RESIDUES IN HUMAN MILK

Authors

  • Zahida Parveen Pesticide Research Laboratories, Pakistan Agriculture Research Council, Karachi University Campus, Old Block No. 09 and JO, Karachi-75270, Pakistan
  • S Zafar Masud Pesticide Research Laboratories, Pakistan Agriculture Research Council, Karachi University Campus, Old Block No. 09 and JO, Karachi-75270, Pakistan

Keywords:

Pesticide residues. Human milk, Pakistan.

Abstract

After establishing proper analytical methodology  for multiple  pesticide  residues,  cotton-growing  areas  of Multan  Divi­ sion of Pakistan were surveyed and 40 samples of human mi lk from cotton  pickers  were  collected  during  two  crop  seasons. Screening of these samples showed 72.5% contamination with 19 different pesticides/metabolites. The most  frequently occurring pesticides were DDT and its metabolites, dimethoate, cyhalothrin, monocrotophos, profenofos and quinalphos.

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Published

2003-02-24

How to Cite

Parveen, Z., & Masud, S. Z. (2003). MONITORING OF PESTICIDE RESIDUES IN HUMAN MILK. Biological Sciences - PJSIR, 46(1), 43–46. Retrieved from http://v2.pjsir.org/index.php/biological-sciences/article/view/1590

Issue

Vol. 46 No. 1 (2003): Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research

Section

Articles