Detection of Residual Levels and Associated Health Risk of Seven Pesticides in Fresh Eggplant and Tomato Samples from Narayanganj District, Bangladesh
Table 1
Residual levels of carbofuran, diazinon, dimethoate, fenitrothion, linuron, parathion, and phosphamidon in eggplant and tomato samples.
Sample
Concentration (mg/kg)
Carbofuran
Diazinon
Dimethoate
Fenitrothion
Linuron
Parathion
Phosphamidon
Standard
5
25
5
5
25
5
5
MRL
0.020
0.010
0.020
0.010
0.050
0.050
0.010
B-1
BDL
0.453 ± 0.033
BDL
BDL
BDL
BDL
BDL
B-2
BDL
BDL
BDL
BDL
BDL
BDL
BDL
B-3
BDL
BDL
BDL
BDL
BDL
BDL
BDL
B-4
BDL
4.514 ± 0.397
BDL
BDL
1.073 ± 0.054
BDL
1.416 ± 0.141
B-5
BDL
BDL
BDL
BDL
0.657 ± 0.059
BDL
BDL
B-6
BDL
BDL
BDL
BDL
BDL
BDL
BDL
B-7
BDL
BDL
BDL
BDL
BDL
BDL
BDL
B-8
BDL
BDL
BDL
BDL
BDL
BDL
BDL
B-9
BDL
BDL
1.806 ± 0.148
BDL
BDL
BDL
BDL
B-10
BDL
BDL
BDL
0.674 ± 0.038
BDL
BDL
BDL
T-1
BDL
1.888 ± 0.204
BDL
BDL
BDL
0.116 ± 0.003
BDL
T-2
BDL
2.611 ± 0.111
BDL
BDL
BDL
BDL
BDL
T-3
BDL
ND
BDL
BDL
BDL
BDL
BDL
T-4
0.673 ± 0.032
3.451 ± 0.417
BDL
BDL
BDL
BDL
BDL
T-5
BDL
BDL
BDL
0.657 ± 0.059
BDL
BDL
BDL
T-6
BDL
BDL
BDL
BDL
BDL
BDL
BDL
T-7
BDL
BDL
BDL
BDL
BDL
BDL
BDL
T-8
BDL
3.612 ± 0.169
BDL
BDL
0.540 ± 0.020
BDL
0.693 ± 0.062
T-9
BDL
BDL
BDL
1.888 ± 0.204
BDL
BDL
BDL
T-10
BDL
BDL
BDL
BDL
BDL
BDL
BDL
The results are expressed as the mean ± SD (standard deviation) of triplicates measurements. Here, B = eggplant; T = tomato; BDL = below the detection limit (0.001 ppm); MRL = maximum residual limit determined by EC regulation 396/2005 (from EU pesticide database) [15].