Pesticides in widely consumed vegetables in Bangladesh and its health risk.

This study analysed pesticide residues in cauliflower () and bitter gourd (), two widely consumed vegetables in Bangladesh, and assessed the associated human health risks. Vegetables were analysed using a modified QuEChERS extraction, followed by gas chromatography with flame thermionic and electron capture detectors. Results showed that in 36.

Thiamethoxam affects the developmental stages of banded gourami ().

Thiamethoxam (THM), a type III systemic neonicotinoid insecticide, is widely used in agriculture in many countries, including Bangladesh. THM can enter the aquatic systems through the runoff, spray-drift and groundwater leaching and can affect the aquatic organisms, including fish. Current environmental levels of THM in Bangladesh waters are variable.

Probabilistic public health risks associated with pesticides and heavy metal exposure through consumption of common dried fish in coastal regions of Bangladesh.

The chemical contaminants in dried fish are of great food safety concern and an emerging public health issue in Bangladesh. The aim of this study was to assess the public health risk associated with exposure to pesticides (organochlorine and organophosphorus) and heavy metals (lead, mercury, cadmium, chromium, arsenic) through the consumption of dried fish (Bombay duck, ribbon fish, silver jewfish, shrimp, Chinese promfret) in coastal districts (Cox's Bazar, Chittagong, Bhola, Patuakhali, Khulna) of Bangladesh. Dried fish consumption data were collected from 500 adult respondents (100 from each district) using a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ).

Determination of organophosphorus and synthetic pyrethroid pesticide residues and their variability in large size fruit crops.

Background: Variability of pesticide residues in food item plays a key role for the evaluation of consumer food safety. However, variability factors (VFs) derived from the large size fruit crops are still scarce. Therefore, the present work was aimed to quantify pesticide residues and to estimate VFs in large size fruit crops of mango and guava.

Variability of pesticide residues in eggplant units collected from a field trial and marketplaces in Greece.

Background: Variability of pesticide residues among food items is very important when assessing the risks and food safety for the consumers. Therefore, the present study was undertaken to estimate the unit-to-unit residue variability factors for eggplant.

Results: In total, 120 samples from a trial field and 142 samples from different marketplaces in Thessaloniki, Greece, were collected to estimate the variability of pesticide residues in eggplant units.