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Pesticides Residues in Smoked Fish Samples from North-Eastern Nigeria

U. Musa, S.S. Hati, Y.I. Adamu and A. Mustapha

Smoked fish species, Clarias sp., Gymnarchus niloticus and Tilapia sp., sampled from the open markets in North-Eastern Nigeria were investigated for the presence and concentration levels of pesticide residues of DDT, dichlorvos and lindane. The GC-MS and GC-FID techniques were employed in the determination of the pesticide residue. The obtained results showed positive identification of op-DDT (2.844-4.220 μg g^-1), pp-DDT (3.821-4.479 μg g^-1), dichlorvos (2.844-4.220 μg g^-1) and lindane (3.479-9.878 μg g^-1). Gymnarchus niloticus showed consistently higher pesticide residue levels in the studied smoked fish samples followed by Clarias sp. and then Tilapia sp.

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U. Musa, S.S. Hati, Y.I. Adamu and A. Mustapha, 2010. Pesticides Residues in Smoked Fish Samples from North-Eastern Nigeria. Journal of Applied Sciences, 10: 975-980.

DOI: 10.3923/jas.2010.975.980

URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=jas.2010.975.980

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S.S. Hati

Y.I. Adamu

A. Mustapha

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Pesticides Residues in Smoked Fish Samples from North-Eastern Nigeria

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