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    Abstract - Issue Sep 2010, 31 (5)                                     Back


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Level of organochlorine pesticide residues in dry fruit nuts

 

Pragya Pandey, R.B. Raizada and L.P. Srivastava*

 

Pesticide Toxicology Laboratory, Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Post Box-80, M.G. Marg, Lucknow - 226 001, India

(Received: September 22, 2009; Revised received: February 22, 2010; Accepted: February 25, 2010)

 

Abstract: The use of pesticides on cash crops and exportable food commodities had always been a serious concern. Fruits form one of the important constituents of human diet, in that they give one third of the requirement of calories, vitamins, and minerals.? This study has been carried out to determine the level of organochlorine pesticides namely HCH, DDT and Endosulfan in raw fruit nuts.? Nuts have proteins and high level of fat content. These properties of nuts attract organochlorine pesticides to accumulate.? The analysis of organochlorine? pesticide residues in commonly used dry fruits like Cashew nut, Walnut, Coconut , Chilgoza , Chironji, Makhana, Resins, Apricot, Almonds, Date palm , Pistachio nut? collected from local market of Lucknow. India has indicated presence of very low level of HCH (0.007-1.328 mg kg-1), DDT (ND-0.140 mg kg-1) and Endosulfan (ND-0.091 mg kg-1).There are no MRL values established for nuts in the country. This finding is based on a smaller number of samples, which? however suggest that the presence of? low level of DDT, HCH and Endosulfan might be due to environmental rather than direct exposure.

Key words: Organochlorine pesticides, Residues, Fruit nuts

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