?STUDIES ON PESTICIDE RESIDUES IN HUMAN BLOOD

Authors

  • Zahida Parveen Pesticide Research Institute, Tropical Agricuttural Research Centre, Pakistan Agricultural Research Council,Karachi University Campus,Karachi-75270, Pakistan
  • S Z Masud Pesticide Research Institute, Tropical Agricuttural Research Centre, Pakistan Agricultural Research Council,Karachi University Campus,Karachi-75270, Pakistan

Keywords:

Pesticide residues, Human blood, Cotton pickers.

Abstract

Organochlorine, organophosphorus and synthetic pyrethroid pesticides, commonly used forcotton crop protection were exam-
inedin human blood samplesof pickersandfarmersofcotton growingareasofMultandivision. Atotal of75 samples, collected
during 1992and 1993crop seasons were screened forthe presence of thepesticides by analytical procedures involving extrac-
tion,cleanupandgaschromatographicdetermination.85%sampleswerefoundtocontainresiduesofstudiedpesticides.However,
their quantities were quite low and not harmfull for health except in very few cases.

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Published

2001-06-18

How to Cite

Parveen, Z., & Masud, S. Z. (2001). ?STUDIES ON PESTICIDE RESIDUES IN HUMAN BLOOD. Biological Sciences - PJSIR, 44(3), 137–141. Retrieved from http://biostaging.pjsir.org/index.php/biological-sciences/article/view/1898

Issue

Vol. 44 No. 3 (2001): Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research

Section

Articles