Monitoring of Pesticide Residues in Human Breast M

Authors: Anupama Sharma J P S Gill J S Bedi P A Pooni

Publish Date: 2014/07/11

Volume: 93, Issue: 4, Pages: 465-471

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Abstract

This study was undertaken to determine the present status of pesticide residues in breast milk from Punjab A total of 127 breast milk samples were analyzed and pesticide residues were detected in 25  of the milk samples Residues of cyfluthrin fenvalerate cypermethrin profenophos γHCH βHCH chlorpyriphos monocrotophos pp′ DDE and phosalone were detected with mean levels of 6304 1169 363 266 264 229 191 163 056 and 029 ng g−1 respectively Cyfluthrin was leading pesticide detected in breast milk contributing 3128  to the total residue load It was observed that the residue levels were decreasing with increase in parity and age of mother and cyfluthrin had highest mean concentration of 9063 ng g−1 in the first parity and 2111 ng g−1 in youngest age group Residue levels were higher in urban population than the rural population although statistically nonsignificant difference was found between the two p  005Authors are thankful to all milk sample donors who took part in this study We are thankful to School of Public Health and Zoonoses GADVASU Ludhiana Punjab for providing funding for undertaking this research work We are also thankful to Dr Baljit Singh Associate Dean Research Western college of Veterinary Medicine University of Saskatchewan Canada for his supreme guidance throughout the research work Thanks are also due to Dayanand Medical College and Hospital Ludhiana for giving permission to collect the samples

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