International Journal of Analytical Chemistry

Research Article

Determination of Levels of Organochlorine, Organophosphorus, and Pyrethroid Pesticide Residues in Vegetables from Markets in Dar es Salaam by GC-MS

Table 2

Mean concentrations (±SD) of pesticide residues in cabbage samples (mg/kg).
SiteSamplep,p′-DDT p,p′-DDDo,p′-DDDα-Endosulfanβ-EndosulfanChlorpyrifos Cypermethrin
KkoC1ND() × 10−3ND() × 10−1() × 10−1ND
C2ND() × 10−3NDNDNDNDND
C3ND() × 10−2() × 10−3NDNDNDND
BgnC4NDNDNDNDNDNDND
C5ND() × 10−3NDNDNDNDND
C6ND() × 10−3NDNDND() × 10−2
MnyC7NDNDNDNDNDNDND
C8ND() × 10−3ND() × 10−1() × 10−2() × 10−2
C9() × 10−3() × 10−3ND() × 10−1() × 10−1NDND
TmkC10ND() × 10−3ND() × 10−1() × 10−2NDND
C11ND() × 10−3NDNDNDNDND
C12ND() × 10−3NDNDND() × 10−2
Kko = Kariakoo; Bgn = Buguruni; Mny = Mwananyamala; Tmk = Temeke; SD = standard deviation of replicates; ND = not detected.