Vol. 7, Issue 4 (2019)
Assessment of pesticides residues in Nigerian honey and their potential health risk on consumption
Author(s): IB Bwatanglang, Y Musa, SP Zira, B Ishaya and JD Bimba
Abstract: Residual level and dietary health risk assessment of pesticides were measured in raw (RHS) and commercial (CHS) honey samples from Hong and Mubi municipal area of Adamawa State, Nigeria. The concentrations of the pesticides were observed to be significantly (p<0.05) higher in the CHS when compared to the RHS. More so high in samples from Mubi than samples from Hong. All the pesticides (Except cypermethrin, and permethrin in RHS from Hong) were detected in both the RHS and CHS from Mubi and Hong. Higher concentrations of about 0.430±0.014 mg/kg, 0.240±0.014 mg/kg, and 0.230±0.011 mg/kg above the maximum residual level (MRL) were observed for aldrin, metachlor, and atrazine in the CHS from Mubi. The dietary exposure were observed to be significant (p<0.05) in children compared to adults. The Target hazard quotient (THQ) and the Health Index (HI) for the pesticides in the RHS and CHS from both Hong and Mubi were all less than (<1) one for both age categories. Exposure to the pesticides through the consumption of the CHS is however higher than the THQ values recorded for the RHS and were also observed not to pose any HR. When compared between the two locations, the probability for non-carcinogenic risk is much higher for sample from Mubi compared to the same samples from Hong and much higher for children than adults. The results indicate that aldrin, and heptachlor are of particular concern because of their high THQ and HI levels in the CHS.
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IB Bwatanglang, Y Musa, SP Zira, B Ishaya, JD Bimba. Assessment of pesticides residues in Nigerian honey and their potential health risk on consumption. Int J Chem Stud 2019;7(4):1407-1413.
