Identification and Quantification of Soil Pesticides in Coastal Lakshmipur District of Bangladesh

Authors

  • M Amin Uddin Agrochemical and Environmental Research Division, Institute of Food and Radiation Biology, Bangladesh Atomic Energy commission, Ganakbari, savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Nasidulabedin Chowdhury Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bangladesh National University (Tejgaon College), Dhaka-1215, Bangladesh
  • Md Abdur Rahman Agrochemical and Environmental Research Division, Institute of Food and Radiation Biology, Bangladesh Atomic Energy commission, Ganakbari, savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Md Harunur Rashid Agrochemical and Environmental Research Division, Institute of Food and Radiation Biology, Bangladesh Atomic Energy commission, Ganakbari, savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • M Alamgir Zaman Chowdhury Agrochemical and Environmental Research Division, Institute of Food and Radiation Biology, Bangladesh Atomic Energy commission, Ganakbari, savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Zeenath Fardous Agrochemical and Environmental Research Division, Institute of Food and Radiation Biology, Bangladesh Atomic Energy commission, Ganakbari, savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/jasbs.v46i2.54414

Keywords:

Carbaryl, Carbofuran, Diazinon, HPLC, Soil

Abstract

This study was carried out to determine the presence and quantity of some selected pesticides from soil sediments collected from some ponds and canals located in the Lakshmipur district of Bangladesh. The high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) technique was used to determine the concentration of pesticide residues. Some soil samples were found to be contaminated with carbamate (carbofuran and carbaryl) and organophosphorus (diazinon) pesticides. The concentration of carbofuran pesticide ranged from 0.303 μg/kg to 1.851 μg/kg. The highest concentration of carbofuran pesticide was found in SSP6 (1.851 μg/kg) and the lowest concentration was found in SSP9 (0.303 μg/kg). Carbaryl pesticide was found to be present in the sediment of only one pond, the concentration being 1.047 μg/kg. Organophosphorus (diazinon) pesticide was found in soil samples and the concentrations ranged from 0.147 μg/kg to 0.759 μg/kg, which were higher than the EEC-recommended limit of 0.1 μg/kg.

J. Asiat. Soc. Bangladesh, Sci. 46(2): 191-200, December 2020

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2020-12-31

How to Cite

Uddin, M. A., Chowdhury, N., Rahman, M. A., Rashid, M. H., Chowdhury, M. A. Z., & Fardous, Z. (2020). Identification and Quantification of Soil Pesticides in Coastal Lakshmipur District of Bangladesh. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Science, 46(2), 191–200. https://doi.org/10.3329/jasbs.v46i2.54414

Issue

Vol. 46 No. 2 (2020)

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