Research Article

Linking Environmental Exposure with Public Health: Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane Extracted from Soils and Water of Recently Exposed Communities of Selected Locations in Zambia

Table 1

Method validation parameters.

MetaboliteSoilWater
Regression equations and valuesRetention time (min)LoD, ng/kg
(ppb)
% recoveryRegression equations and valuesRetention time (min)LoD, µg/L
(ppb)
% recovery

DDT
20.1400.04686.8
20.1400.00002779.2

DDE
17.4350.04088.4
17.4350.00000979.9

DDD
17.7860.03491.6
17.7860.00000883.2