Selcuk University, Ahmet Kelesoglu Education Faculty, Department of Biological Education, Konya, Turkey.
Food Chem Toxicol. 2010 May;48(5):1218-21. doi: 10.1016/j.fct.2010.02.013. Epub 2010 Feb 13.
The present study has been carried out to evaluate the organochlorine pesticide contamination in wheat from Konya region. This region is the largest area of cereal production in Turkey. The contamination level has been determined according to the European Community Directives. Different wheat samples (36) were obtained from local farmers and wheat factories in this region. All the wheat samples examined were found to be contaminated by organochlorine pesticide residues of cis-Chlordane and methoxychlor. Chlordane isomers, methoxychlor, DDT and its metabolites, aldrin, beta HCH, heptachlor and lindane have been found to be the highest organochlorine pesticide residues. In some of these samples, various organochlorine pesticide residues have been determined to be higher than European Community maximum residual limits. The residues of aldrin in one sample, trans-Chlordane in one sample, oxy-chlordane in eight samples and methoxychlor in one sample were found to be in excess of EC MRLs. Since most of the samples have been found to be contaminated with residues and some residues exceed EC MRLs, a control of organochlorine pesticide residues in wheat is necessary.
本研究旨在评估土耳其科尼亚地区小麦中的有机氯农药污染情况。该地区是土耳其最大的谷物产区。根据欧洲共同体指令，确定了污染水平。从该地区的当地农民和小麦厂采集了 36 个不同的小麦样本。检查的所有小麦样本都被发现受到顺式氯丹和甲氧氯的有机氯农药残留的污染。氯丹异构体、甲氧氯、DDT 及其代谢物、艾氏剂、β-六氯环己烷、七氯和林丹被发现是最高的有机氯农药残留。在这些样本中，一些样本中的各种有机氯农药残留被确定高于欧洲共同体最大残留限量。在一个样本中发现艾氏剂残留，一个样本中发现反式氯丹残留，八个样本中发现氧氯丹残留，一个样本中发现甲氧氯残留，均超过 EC MRLs。由于大多数样本都被发现受到残留污染，并且一些残留超过了 EC MRLs，因此有必要对小麦中的有机氯农药残留进行控制。
