Research Article

Health Risk Assessment of Pesticide Residues in Drinking Water of Upper Jhelum Region in Kashmir Valley-India by GC-MS/MS

Table 4

Distribution of detected pesticides residues in different water sources of south Kashmir.

Detected pesticides (μg/l)μ ± σμ ± σμ ± σμ ± σμ ± σμ ± σμ ± σμ ± σ

Sampling sitesRWS1RWS2RWS3RWS4RWS5RWS6SWS7SWS8
Dimethoate0.021 ± 0.0240.020 ± 0.0230.103 ± 0.1810.049 ± 0.0730.019 ± 0.0220.022 ± 0.026<LOD<LOD
Chlorpyrifos0.018 ± 0.0210.103 ± 0.1740.185 ± 0.2430.113 ± 0.1630.095 ± 0.1130.159 ± 0.227<LOD<LOD
Myclobutanil0.035 ± 0.0240.053 ± 0.0380.420 ± 0.4770.331 ± 0.3700.041 ± 0.0290.295 ± 0.466<LOD<LOD
Tebuconazole0.102 ± 0.1190.232 ± 0.3730.309 ± 0.3620.357 ± 0.4120.396 ± 0.4520.343 ± 0.396<LOD<LOD
Flusilazole0.025 ± 0.0190.033 ± 0.0250.034 ± 0.0260.033 ± 0.0250.031 ± 0.0230.066 ± 0.056<LOD<LOD
Difenoconazole0.259 ± 0.4050.289 ± 0.4200.396 ± 0.3760.261 ± 0.2440.304 ± 0.3070.412 ± 0.424<LOD<LOD
Hexaconazole0.032 ± 0.0360.182 ± 0.3160.195 ± 0.3230.180 ± 0.2990.176 ± 0.2990.053 ± 0.061<LOD<LOD
Spiromesifen0.011 ± 0.0210.021 ± 0.0240.023 ± 0.0270.024 ± 0.0280.020 ± 0.0240.017 ± 0.019<LOD<LOD
Fenazaquin0.014 ± 0.0270.044 ± 0.0550.029 ± 0.0330.027 ± 0.0310.041 ± 0.0530.051 ± 0.058<LOD<LOD
Quinalphos0.011 ± 0.0130.014 ± 0.0210.029 ± 0.0350.018 ± 0.0220.012 ± 0.0160.016 ± 0.021<LOD<LOD

Sampling sitesGWS9GWS10TWS11TWS12RWS13RWS14RWS15
Dimethoate0.010 ± 0.0200.009 ± 0.0180.010 ± 0.0200.005 ± 0.0100.051 ± 0.0780.071 ± 0.1170.022 ± 0.026
Chlorpyrifos0.019 ± 0.0380.020 ± 0.0410.008 ± 0.0120.006 ± 0.0100.017 ± 0.0210.088 ± 0.1560.090 ± 0.143
Myclobutanil0.064 ± 0.0520.056 ± 0.0420.001 ± 0.0030.012 ± 0.0240.088 ± 0.0860.045 ± 0.0310.107 ± 0.146
Tebuconazole0.037 ± 0.0430.021 ± 0.033<LOD<LOD0.176 ± 0.2950.232 ± 0.4180.050 ± 0.059
Flusilazole0.014 ± 0.0250.014 ± 0.025<LOD<LOD0.031 ± 0.0250.032 ± 0.0250.032 ± 0.025
Difenoconazole0.051 ± 0.0430.040 ± 0.034<LOD0.001 ± 0.0020.251 ± 0.3630.362 ± 0.4450.189 ± 0.205
Hexaconazole0.038 ± 0.0440.034 ± 0.0400.002 ± 0.0030.001 ± 0.0020.081 ± 0.1230.108 ± 0.1780.052 ± 0.068
Spiromesifen<LOD<LOD<LOD<LOD0.008 ± 0.0170.007 ± 0.0150.015 ± 0.018
Fenazaquin0.028 ± 0.0320.027 ± 0.0310.010 ± 0.0200.010 ± 0.0200.070 ± 0.1070.095 ± 0.1570.040 ± 0.050
Quinalphos0.013 ± 0.0160.014 ± 0.019<LOD<LOD0.017 ± 0.0230.022 ± 0.0250.021 ± 0.025

μ: mean; σ: standard deviation; LOD: limit of detection.