Detection of synthetic pesticide residues prevalent in daily consuming salad vegetables sold in the local markets of Rajshahi City, Bangladesh
1 Department of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
2 Natural Products Research Division, Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR), Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
3 Oil, Fats and Waxes Research Division, Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR), Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
2 Natural Products Research Division, Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR), Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
3 Oil, Fats and Waxes Research Division, Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR), Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
Research Article
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2024, 22(03), 2102–2107
Publication history:
Received on 11 May 2024; revised on 26 June 2024; accepted on 29 June 2024
Abstract:
Fresh salad vegetables have become a convenient part of daily diet of people nowadays because of their nutritional enrichment. Although raw vegetables are compact source of high nutritional values, these vegetables are sometimes detrimental to human health because of being potential route of human exposure to pesticide contaminants. This study is focused on the prevalence of pesticide contaminants in daily consuming common salad vegetables. The study was conducted to observe six pesticides residue (Cypermethrin, Mancozeb, Malathion, Rovral, Imazalil, Endrin) using gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC-MS) in five types of raw consuming vegetables that are sold in the local markets of Rajshahi City. The findings suggest that almost all the vegetables of three markets were contamination free. The residual level of all six targeted pesticides had not been detected. Thus, this study suggests that the application of pesticides in the fields of Rajshahi City is within safe limit.
Keywords:
Pesticide residues; Cypermethrin; Vegetables; Contamination
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