Organochlorine pesticide residues in chicken fat: a survey

One hundred and five chicken fat samples were collected between April, 1980 and February, 1982 from seven geographical locations in Kenya (15 samples/area). The samples were subjected to standard extraction and clean up procedures to recover organochlorine pesticides and were subsequently analysed u...

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Published in:Poultry science 1986-06, Vol.65 (6), p.1084-1089
Main Authors: Kahunyo, J M, Maitai, C K, Frøslie, A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adipose Tissue - analysis
Animals
Chickens - metabolism
Chromatography, Gas
Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated
Insecticides - analysis
Insecticides - metabolism
Kenya
Pesticide Residues - analysis
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Summary:One hundred and five chicken fat samples were collected between April, 1980 and February, 1982 from seven geographical locations in Kenya (15 samples/area). The samples were subjected to standard extraction and clean up procedures to recover organochlorine pesticides and were subsequently analysed using gas-liquid-chromatography. alpha-, beta-, and gamma-hexachlorocyclohexane/benzene hexachloride (HCH/BHC; Lindane), aldrin, dieldrin, heptachlor epoxide, [1,1-dichloro-2, 2-bis(p-chlorophenyl) ethylene] (p,p'-DDE), [2-(o-chlorophenyl)-2-(p-chlorophenyl)-1, 1-dichloroethane] (o,p'-DDD/TDE), p,p'-DDD, [2-(o-chlorophenyl)-2-(p-chlorophenyl)-1,1, 1-trichloroethane] (o,p'-DDT), and p,p'-DDT were detected in the samples in varying concentrations. A few samples had lindane, dieldrin, and total DDT residue levels above the respective practical residue limit (PRL) values, but for all pesticides, the mean residue values were below the PRL.
ISSN:0032-5791
DOI:10.3382/ps.0651084