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Monitoring the occurrence and distribution of selected organophosphates and carbamate pesticide residues in the ecosystem of Lake Naivasha, Kenya.
Toxicol. Environ. Chem. 97, 51-61 (2015)
Although use of pesticides is critical in agricultural production, their residues present a potential risk to non-target organisms and lower the quality of surface water. In Kenya for instance, widespread use of pesticides in the catchment of Lake Naivasha, has raised concern over the years due to possible pollution of the lake through discharge of runoff from agricultural fields. In this study, sediment, water, and fish samples were analyzed for selected pesticide residue contamination. Chlorpyrifos-ethyl (CPF) was detected in the range of 2.6-24.9 ng/ml and 6.8-35.8 ng/g dry weight (dw) in water and sediment, respectively. Meanwhile, diazinon was detected in the range of below detection limit (bdl) to 33.3 ng/ml and bdl to 9.3 ng/g dw in water and sediment, respectively. CPF was detected in fish tissues (Niloticus leucosticus) in the range of bdl to 8.9 ng/g dw with diazinon and carbofuran not detected in any fish sample. A significant difference was observed between different seasons with wet season recording higher levels. Concentrations detected varied seasonally and on average exceeded the maximum criterion set by European Union. Therefore, data generated in this study are useful in environmental risk assessment and as a baseline in formulation of mitigation measures to protect the lake from pesticides residues pollution.
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Publikationstyp
Artikel: Journalartikel
Dokumenttyp
Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
Schlagwörter
Fish ; Lake Naivasha ; Pesticide ; Pollution ; Sediment ; Water Column; Chlorpyrifos; California; Usa
Sprache
englisch
Veröffentlichungsjahr
2015
Prepublished im Jahr
2014
HGF-Berichtsjahr
2014
ISSN (print) / ISBN
0277-2248
e-ISSN
1029-0486
Zeitschrift
Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry
Quellenangaben
Band: 97,
Heft: 1,
Seiten: 51-61
Verlag
Taylor & Francis
Verlagsort
Abingdon
Begutachtungsstatus
Peer reviewed
Institut(e)
PPM-MEX-Molecular EXposomics (MEX)
POF Topic(s)
30202 - Environmental Health
Forschungsfeld(er)
Environmental Sciences
PSP-Element(e)
G-509100-001
WOS ID
WOS:000355805300007
Scopus ID
84930758464
Scopus ID
84905317747
Erfassungsdatum
2014-08-13