dc.contributor.author | Maitho, T | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-07-26T11:11:42Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-07-26T11:11:42Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1992-06 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Zimbabwe Veterinary Journal; Volume/Issue v. 23(2) p. 67-72 | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://agris.fao.org/agris-search/search/display.do?f=1994%2FZW%2FZW94001.xml%3BZW9300090 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/51605 | |
dc.description.abstract | Organochlorine and organophosphorus residues were analysed in bovine fat samples from Kenya using gas liquid chromatography. The main organochlorine residues found in the samples included: DDT and its metabolities, lindane, aldrin, dieldrin, heptachlor and heptachlor epoxide. The mean and individual residue levels for each pesticide were below 0.23 mg/kg. The DDT group was the most common organochlorine residue and the mean residue level was 0.09 mg/kg. No residues of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were detected in the animal product. The two organophosphorus residues found in fat were dioxathion and parathion. Dioxathion was the most prevalent residue with a mean residue level of 0.48 mg/kg. There was a wide variation in pesticide residue levels in fat with the recommended FAO/WHO residue limits showed that the risk to the consumer was low | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | University of Nairobi | en |
dc.title | A study of pesticide residues in bovine fat from Kenya | en |
dc.type | Article | en |
local.publisher | Department of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology | en |