Research Article
Levels of Organochlorine Pesticides in Brackish Water Fish from Niger River, Nigeria
Table 1
Certified reference material results (µg/kg dw).
| Compound | SRM Fish homogenate | SRM Value | This Study | SD |
| α-HCH | 0.79 | 0.61 | 0.09 | β-HCH | 0.75 | 0.82 | 0.04 | γ-HCH | 0.27 | 0.33 | 0.08 | p'p’-DDT | 3.00 | 4.50 | 0.75 | p'p’-DDE | - | - | - | p'p’-DDD | - | - | - | Heptachlor | - | - | - | Heptachlor epoxide | 0.99 | 0.88 | 0.06 | Aldrin | - | - | - | Dieldrin | 3.50 | 3.10 | 0.20 | Endrin | 1.90 | 1.45 | 0.23 | Endosulfan I | 3.50 | 3.08 | 0.21 | Endosulfan II | 1.40 | 1.09 | 0.15 | Endo. sulfate | 3.60 | 3.12 | 0.24 | α-Chlordane | - | - | - | γ-Chlordane | 0.70 | 0.65 | 0.03 |
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