Eco Toxicological Studies To Estimate The Level Of VOC's In Birds

The aim of study was to determine the contamination in the meat and organs liver, lungs, kidney and muscles reared in pesticide spraying areas of Gujrat, Pakistan. Because no such published information is available in this region.The meat and organs such as liver, lung, kidney and muscles were collected from different locations of intermittent areas of Gujrat city.The pesticide analyzed in the collected organs (n=80) with high performance liquid chromatography techniques. The residue analysis revealed that about 0.5444 % kidney, 0.617933% liver, 0.431867% lungs and 0.819733% muscles samples were contaminated with dimethoate. The trend of pesticide contamination was observed as Muscles Liver Kidney lungs. Pesticides residues in organs were found higher than the Maximum Residual Limit (MRL) established by the international health.

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Field of study ornithology and molecular biology, University of Gujrat.

Product details

• Authors: Shahid Mahmood, Bakhtawe Nasrullah, Bakhtawer Nasrullah
• Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2012
• EAN: 9783844382570
• ISBN: 978-3-8443-8257-0
• No. of pages: 56
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Zoology