Monitoring of insecticides' toxicity through tap water contamination [electronic resource].
Language: English Summary language: Arabic Description: 48 - 52 pUniform titles:- Mansoura Veterinary Medical Journal, 2022 v. 23 (2) [electronic resource].
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Objective: The problem of pesticides circulating in the aquatic environment is of global concern because pesticides tend to accumulate in aquatic organisms and sediment soils, posing a threat to human health. This study meant to assess the contamination of tap water from pesticides related to well-being risks and is investigating the possibility of impact on human well-being.
Materials and methods: The survey is dividing into two phases of recruitment, namely the recruitment in various regions of Dakahlia in 2020. Sampling areas selected in line with the locations of major agricultural and industrial activities. Fifty blood, and faucet water samples, each assembled persistently from patients' determined to have pesticide poisoning once having assent. Likewise, ten blood, and water samples each from healthy participants served as a control group. Analyzing pesticides in blood and water samples performed with gas chromatography-mass spectrograph (GC-MS) examination.
Results: The outcomes revealed the presence of organophosphate (Malathion) and organochlorine (Lindane) insecticides.
Conclusion: The presence of those insecticides in tap water and blood samples designated for its real consequences for human well-being and aquatic life. Authorities overseeing the use of unpredictable insecticides must implement strict social controls.
Keywords: Blood; human; insecticides; water.
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