Abstract:
A study was carried out to identify the hioaccumulation and the ascertain level of
chlorinated pesticide residues in some vegetables collected from market baskets
namely potato, tomato, carrot. red amaranth, spinach and indian spinach. The
samples were randomly collected from difThrent shops and analyzed by capillary
column of Gas Chromatograph Mass Speurometry (GCMS) with Electron impact
ionization (El) method for the detection of chlorinated pesticide. The results of
the study revealed that collected samples of potato. tomato, red amaranth and
spinach were contaminated with some chlorinated substances. But Indian
spinach and carrot were free of contamination with organochlorine pesticide.
Description:
A Thesis
Submitted to the Faculty of Agriculture.
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka,
In partial fulfilment of the requirements
For the degree of
MASTER OF SCIENCE (M.S)
IN
AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY
