Evaluation of pesticides residues distribution in fresh and smoked body parts of Clarias gariepinus and assessment of possible health risks in Nigeria

• Published in: Journal of environmental science and health. Part B, Pesticides, food contaminants, and agricultural wastes Vol. 54; no. 3; pp. 163 - 169
• Main Authors: Adeyeye, EI, Olatoye, Ra, Ibigbami, Oa, Adesina, Aj, Gbolagade, Ay
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Taylor & Francis 04.03.2019; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Body parts; Clarias gariepinus; Contamination; Fish; Fresh and smoked fish samples; gas chromatography; health risk; Health risks; Insecticides; Liver; Metal concentrations; Metalaxyl; Methoprene; Muscles; Organic compounds; Organochlorine pesticides; Pesticide residues; Pesticides; Pyrethroids; Residues; Risk assessment; Smoking; Nigeria; health risk; pesticide residues; gas chromatography; Fresh and smoked fish samples
• ISSN: 0360-1234; 1532-4109
• DOI: 10.1080/03601234.2018.1536579

Pesticides residues in fresh and smoked body parts of Clarias gariepinus were investigated to evaluate their contamination status and risks to human health. The results gave an overview of the contamination levels of these (head, body trunk and liver) fish parts. The pesticides [organochlorine (OC), organophosphorus (OP), pyrethroids (PY) and others like: guazatine, methoprene, metalaxyl and imidachloprid] concentration in the fresh and smoked body parts ranged from 0.002 to 0.221 µg/kg and 0.002 to 0.175 µg/kg, with mean concentration of 0.002-0.218 µg/kg and 0.002-0.126 µg/kg, respectively. Smoking was observed to reduce the overall pesticide concentration as follows: head (0.23 µg/kg or 17.3%), liver (0.34 µg/kg or 29.8%) and muscles (0.41 µg/kg or 27.2%). The pesticides contents were significantly lower than standard daily intake and the risk associated with consumption of the fish also showed that the fish posed no potential threat to consumers.