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Table 2 Mean concentration (ug/gww) of pesticide residues in Tilapia zilli

From: Pesticide contaminants in Clarias gariepinus and Tilapia zilli from three rivers in Edo State, Nigeria; implications for human exposure

 

ILLUSHI

OGBESSE

OWAN

Pesticides

Mean  ± Std. D.

Range

Mean  ± Std. D.

Range

Mean  ± Std. D.

Range

alpha – BHC

0.38

±0.90

0

3.80

0.88

±1.36

0

4.00

0.59

±1.41

0

5.50

gamma - BHC

0.85

±2.04

0

8.80

0.13

±0.21

0

0.70

0.34

±0.68

0

2.40

beta – BHC

0.29

±0.35

0

1.00

1.73

±2.57

0

8.00

0.77

±1.69

0

6.00

Heptachlor

0.60

±0.98

0

2.90

0.74

±1.51

0

6.00

0.22

±0.46

0

1.90

Heptachlor epoxide

0.12

±0.27

0

1.00

0.17

±0.25

0

0.60

0.06

±0.13

0

0.50

Aldrin

0.73

±1.64

0

5.20

0.12

±0.24

0

0.70

0.13

±0.16

0

0.50

Dieldrin

0.08

±0.18

0

0.60

0.08

±0.15

0

0.50

0.17

±0.24

0

0.80

Endrin

0.02

±0.07

0

0.30

0.07

±0.16

0

0.60

0.06

±0.11

0

0.40

DDT

0.00

±0.00

0

0.00

0.08

±0.23

0

0.80

0.03

±0.12

0

0.50

Endosulfan I

0.17

±0.34

0

1.40

0.22

±0.32

0

1.10

0.19

±0.28

0

1.00

Endosulfan 11

0.03

±0.10

0

0.30

0.03

±0.14

0

0.60

0.02

±0.07

0

0.30

Endosulfan aldehyde

0.12

±0.29

0

0.90

0.02

±0.06

0

0.20

0.16

±0.34

0

1.20

Endosulfan sulfate

0.03

±0.12

0

0.50

0.16

±0.43

0

1.70

0.09

±0.29

0

1.20

Phosphomethylglycine

0.15

±0.25

0

0.90

0.42

±0.89

0

3.00

0.54

±1.25

0

5.00

Atrazine

0.18

±0.29

0

1.00

0.09

±0.14

0

0.40

0.09

±0.21

0

0.60

Carbofuran

0.09

±0.24

0

0.90

0.02

0.09

0

0.40

0.03

±0.08

0

0.30