Survey of residues of organochlorine pesticides in some marketable Egyptian fish.
One hundred random samples representing 34 species of marketable fish were collected from 8 Egyptian governorates during the period March 1986 to March 1988 and were analyzed for the presence of some organochlorine pesticides. The results showed the predominance of beta-BHC and lindane at maximum levels of 435.30 and 59.00 micrograms/kg, respectively, for fish samples obtained from Damietta governorate. The corresponding levels of aldrin, and o,p'-DDT were 34.27 and 734.10 micrograms/kg, respectively, for fish from the Red Sea governorate. gamma-Chlordane, p,p'-DDE, and p,p'-DDT were found in fish from Ismailia governorate at respective maximum levels of 36.17, 234.40, and 57.19 microgram/kg. Heptachlor was identified at 8.50 micrograms/kg in Port Said governorate fish and o,p'-DDE at 10.59 micrograms/kg in Suez governorate fish. Mirex, on the other hand, could not be detected in any of the samples investigated.
Abdallah
M A
MA
Ain Shams University, Faculty of Agriculture, Food Science and Technology Department, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt.
Hassan
I M
IM
Naguib
M M
MM
Abodonia
M A
MA
D000818:Animals; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D004534:Egypt; D005399:Fishes / Q000378:metabolism*; D006843:Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D007306:Insecticides / Q000032:analysis*; D008460:Meat / Q000032:analysis*; D010573:Pesticide Residues / Q000032:analysis*; D013045:Species Specificity
D006843:Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D007306:Insecticides; D010573:Pesticide Residues