title: Monitoring of pesticide residue in bovine milk from Nadia district, West Bengal.
abstract: Monitoring of 210 bovine milk samples collected from local markets in the Nadia district of West Bengal during 2011 was performed. Samples were collected in summer and winter seasons. Analysis of pesticides was performed by using a multiresidue method validated in the laboratory. The quantification was performed using GC-ECD. Analysis revealed the presence of lindane in less than 1 % of milk samples. Endosulfan I and II were also detected and were found to exceed MRL recommended by Codex. Overall 1.90 % of the analyzed samples showed trace to measurable amount of pesticide residues. The monitored area provided pesticide residues data of milk, assisting in future scientific assessment on pesticide usage.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Belgachia, Kolkata 700037, West Bengal, India.
authors.forename: Aruna Kumari
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Tapas Kumar
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Sar
authors.forename: Tapan Kumar
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Mandal
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000378:metabolism*; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007306:Insecticides / Q000378:metabolism*; D008892:Milk / Q000737:chemistry*; D010573:Pesticide Residues / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D007306:Insecticides; D010573:Pesticide Residues