Pesticide residues in commonly consumed food from five localities of Burkina Faso: occurrence and health risk assessment

Monitoring data for pesticides are generally scarce in many countries of the world, especially in developing countries. In Burkina Faso, there are few scientific data on the occurrence and concentrations of pesticide residues in staple foods found in local markets. Using QuEChERS extraction method a...

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Published in:	Environmental monitoring and assessment Vol. 195; no. 1; p. 160
Main Authors:	Meda, Naamwin-So-Bawfu Romaric, Bande, Moumouni, Kpoda, Dissinviel Stéphane, Meda, N. Stanislas Dimitri, Savadogo, Sayouba, Nacoulma, Aminata Pagnimdebsom, Kangambega, Tebkieta Marcelline Ouedraogo, Compaore, Muller Kiswendsida Abdou, Bazie, Bazoin Sylvain Raoul, Sourabie, Bernadette Pane Ouattara, Hien, Mwinonè Hervé, Kabre, Elie
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Cham Springer International Publishing 01-01-2023 Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution Cereals Chromatography Developing countries Dieldrin Drying Earth and Environmental Science Ecology Ecotoxicology Environment Environmental Management Environmental monitoring Environmental science Fish Food Food contamination Foods Gas chromatography Health risk assessment Health risks Herbicides Insecticides LDCs Mass spectrometry Mass spectroscopy Monitoring/Environmental Analysis Pesticide residues Pesticides Pyrethroids Residues Risk assessment Simazine Tomatoes Burkina Faso Food quality control Burkina Faso Residual pesticides QuEChERS method Human health risk assessment
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Summary:	Monitoring data for pesticides are generally scarce in many countries of the world, especially in developing countries. In Burkina Faso, there are few scientific data on the occurrence and concentrations of pesticide residues in staple foods found in local markets. Using QuEChERS extraction method and gas chromatography–mass spectrometry, samples of commonly eaten foods from five localities of Burkina Faso were evaluated by targeting more than 40 pesticides. It appears that 58.1% of all the collected samples exhibited at least one or more pesticide residues. Among those, 36.5% of the samples had at least one pesticide with a concentration above the maximum residue level (MRL) value. Unfortunately, no MRL data was available for dried fish which is a widely consumed food in this part of Africa. Simazine was found in tomatoes, pyrethroids in cereals, while dried fish contained most of the pesticides detected. The assessment of long-term health risks revealed that dieldrin quantified in dried fish showed more than 250% of acceptable daily intake which was then labelled as unacceptable high risk. For hazardous foods, more sampling should be carried out for a better assessment of the health risks involved.
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ISSN:	0167-6369 1573-2959
DOI:	10.1007/s10661-022-10672-x