Research Article

Evaluation of Ricinus communis L. for the Phytoremediation of Polluted Soil with Organochlorine Pesticides

Table 2

Limit of detection (LOD), limit of quantification (LOQ), mean recovery (level 0.1 g g−1), relative standard deviation (RSD), and calibration curve () for organochlorine pesticides in plant tissue (root, stem, and leaf) and soil samples.

OCPs Plant tissue (root, stem, and leaf)Soil
LOD (g L−1)LOQ (g L−1)Precision (RSD) Recovery (%)LOQ (g g−1)Precision (RSD) Recovery (%)Calibration curve

(1) -HCH0.0020.0078.5950.0088.81050.9986
(2) -HCH0.0010.0086.7820.0076.4990.9997
(3) -HCH0.0020.00610.3950.0055.9850.9982
(4) Chlorpyrifos0.0050.014.8920.016.1770.9995
(5) Heptachlor0.0010.0057.2810.0087.2750.9979
(6) Aldrin0.0010.0079.1880.013.9910.9993
(7) Heptachlor epoxide0.0050.016.3910.0095.21250.9981
(8) Dieldrin0.0020.0064.9820.016.0930.9993
(9) Trans-chlordane0.0030.0076.6940.0075.8880.9978
(10) o,p′-DDE0.0020.0057.1900.0087.3970.9996
(11) Endrin0.0020.0058.3930.016.4810.9988
(12) o,p′-DDT0.0020.0053.9830.015.9970.9985
(13) p,p′-DDT0.0020.0058.2890.013.7790.9982
(14) Diclofop-methyl0.0050.0086.3950.0110.5840.9991
(15) 4,4′-Methoxychlor0.0040.015.5890.018.4970.9975