title: Influence of fishing technique on organochlorine pesticide accumulation in fish and its possible human health risk in the Republic of Bénin.
abstract: In Bénin different techniques are used for large-scale commercial fishing, Acadjas (enclosures constructed in the river) and Whédos (holes made in the river banks). This study aimed at assessing the extent of contamination related to these fishing techniques. Fish contained residues of DDT and its metabolites, α-endosulfan, dieldrin, aldrin, endrin and lindane. Pesticide levels were similar in fish from Acadjas and Whédos, except for higher α-endosulfan levels in fish from the Whédos. Comparing pesticide intake levels through fish consumption with tolerable daily intake levels showed that in all cases risk for human health is low.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Recherche en Biologie Appliquée (LARBA), Département de Génie de l'Environnement, Ecole Polytechnique d'Abomey-Calavi, Université d'Abomey-Calavi, 01 BP, 2009, Cotonou, Benin.
authors.forename: Elisabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Yehouenou A Pazou
authors.forename: Judicaël P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Azehoun
authors.forename: Theodora
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ahoyo
authors.forename: Patrick Edorh
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Aléodjrodo
authors.forename: Nico M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: van Straalen
authors.forename: Cornelis A M
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: van Gestel
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture; D000818:Animals; D001541:Benin; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D005398:Fisheries; D005399:Fishes / Q000378:metabolism*; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D006843:Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated / Q000378:metabolism*; D010575:Pesticides / Q000378:metabolism*; D045483:Rivers; D013045:Species Specificity; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D006843:Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated; D010575:Pesticides; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical