Evaluation of pesticide residues in water and fish tissue samples collected from three locations at Sharkia governorate, Egypt [electronic resource].

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Pesticide residues in fish water pond, water resource (inlet) and drainage water (outlet) samples collected from three different locations Diarb-Negm, Abo-Hamad and Hehya at Sharkia governorate were monitored during July, August, September and October 2005. In the drainage water samples, the dominance of organophosphorous such as monocrotofos, chlorpyrifos-methyl and profenfos was noticed in Hehya, Diarb-Negm and Abo-Hamad respectively. While the high level of abamectin was detected in the drainage water (outlet) samples collected from Hahya, Diarb-Negm and Abo-Hamad. But the high level of pesticides was detected in the fish gills. On the contrary the fentrothion, carbofuran and acetampride were not detected in fish tissues while, acetampride, dicofol, fentrothion and carbofuran were not detected in water samples collected from Hahya but acetampride, fentrothion and carbofuran were not detected in water samples collected from AboHamad, while, carbofuran was not detected in different water samples (outlet, inlet and fish water pond). Water samples collected from Diarb-Negm at Sharkia governorate.

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