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.
Ain Shams University, Faculty of Agriculture, Food Science and Technology Department, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt.
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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