We found a match
Your institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.
- Title
Health Risks Associated With Pesticide Residues in Sediments, Fish, and Plants From the Ouémé Valley in the Republic of Bénin.
- Authors
Yehouenou A. Pazou, Elisabeth; Azehoun, Judicaël; Aléodjrodo, Patrick; van Straalen, Nico; van Hattum, Bert; van Gestel, Cornelis
- Abstract
To determine possible human and environmental health risks, organochlorine pesticide residues were determined in vegetables grown in floodplains along the Ouémé River near Lowé in Bénin. Testing of vegetables found 13 pesticides with ΣDDT, α-endosulfan, Σdrin, and lindane being most important. The same pesticides were also detected in plants eaten by bovine cattle, sheep, and herbivorous fish. Human pesticide intake by vegetable consumption was compared with tolerable daily intake (TDI) values reported by the World Health Organization. Pesticide intake by fish consumption was estimated from residue levels in whole fish collected from the Ouémé River in 2004 and reported earlier. Fish consumption does not pose a risk for human health, but consuming vegetables that contain pesticide residues may lead to exceedance of TDI values. Based on these findings, concerns are warranted, and more work is needed to understand the full exposure profile for the local population.
- Subjects
PESTICIDE toxicology; EFFECT of pesticides on fishes; PESTICIDES &; wildlife; WORLD Health Organization; HEALTH risk assessment; HAZARDOUS substances
- Publication
Archives of Environmental Contamination & Toxicology, 2013, Vol 65, Issue 2, p260
- ISSN
0090-4341
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00244-013-9895-3