Organochlorine insecticides (DDT and heptachlor) in dry fish: Traditional washing and cooking effect on dietary intake

Authors

  • Md. Nurul Huda Bhuiyan BCSIR Laboratories Chittagong, Chittagong 4220
  • Habibur Rahman Bhuiyan BCSIR Laboratories Chittagong, Chittagong 4220
  • Kabir Ahmed BCSIR Laboratories Chittagong, Chittagong 4220
  • Mamtaz Dawlatana Institute of Food Science Technology, BCSIR, Dhaka
  • K. M. Formuzul Haque Institute of Food Science Technology, BCSIR, Dhaka
  • Matiur Rahim Institute of Food Science Technology, BCSIR, Dhaka
  • Md. Nazrul Islam Bhuiyan BCSIR Laboratories Chittagong, Chittagong 4220

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bjp.v4i1.1051

Keywords:

Cooking, DDT, Dry fish, Heptachlor, Organochlorine insecticides, Washing.

Abstract

The concentrations of organochlorine insecticides (DDT and heptachlor) were investigated to estimate the effect of various washing and boiling/cooking to elucidate the concentration level we intake actually. For this study five most popular dry fish samples namely bombay duck (loittya), ribbon fish (chhuri), shrimp (chingri), chinese pomfret (rupchanda) and Indian salmon (lakhua) were analyzed. The highest concentrations of DDT and heptachlor were found 737.238 ppb (Indian salmon, normal) and 44.806 ppb (shrimp, normal) respectively; after boiling treatment a big amount was washed out and remained only 135.516 ppb and 16.868 ppb respectively. Boiling treatment was found more effective than the others.

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Md. Nurul Huda Bhuiyan, BCSIR Laboratories Chittagong, Chittagong 4220

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2008-09-02

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Bhuiyan, M. N. H., H. R. Bhuiyan, K. Ahmed, M. Dawlatana, K. M. F. Haque, M. Rahim, and M. N. I. Bhuiyan. “Organochlorine Insecticides (DDT and Heptachlor) in Dry Fish: Traditional Washing and Cooking Effect on Dietary Intake”. Bangladesh Journal of Pharmacology, vol. 4, no. 1, Sept. 2008, pp. 46-50, doi:10.3329/bjp.v4i1.1051.

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Vol. 4 No. 1 (2009)

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