title: Determination of some organochlorine pesticide residues in honeys from Konya, Turkey.
abstract: In this study, 24 organochlorine pesticide residues in 109 different honey samples collected from stores and open markets in Konya, Turkey were analyzed by gas chromatography-electron capture detection. Aldrin, cis-chlordane, trans-chlordane, oxy-chlordane, 2,4(')-DDE, and 4,4(')-DDE were found in all honey samples. The mean value was 0.0540 microg g(-1) for oxy-chlordane. In the 55 samples of 109, levels of organochlorine pesticide residues of oxy-chlordane were determined as higher than those of Turkish Alimentarius Codex maximum residual limits (MRLs). Other organochlorine pesticide residues also exceeded MRLs except for cis-heptachlor epoxide and alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane. Since all of the honey samples are found contaminated and most of these samples exceeded MRLs, a control of organochlorine pesticide residues in honey is necessary for consumer health.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Science Faculty, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Halil
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yavuz
authors.forename: Gokalp O
authors.initials: GO
authors.lastname: Guler
authors.forename: Abdurrahman
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aktumsek
authors.forename: Yavuz S
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Cakmak
authors.forename: Haluk
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ozparlak
mesh_terms: D002706:Chlordan / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D003633:Dichlorodiphenyl Dichloroethylene / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry; D005504:Food Analysis; D006722:Honey / Q000032:analysis*; D006843:Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry; D010573:Pesticide Residues / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry; D014421:Turkey
chemical_list: D006843:Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated; D010573:Pesticide Residues; D002706:Chlordan; D003633:Dichlorodiphenyl Dichloroethylene
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