US EPA

7480320 

Journal Article 

Detection of carbaryl residue by HPLC in foods of plant and animal origin in Kumaon region of Uttarakhand 

Rai, AK; Ahmad, AH; Singh, SP; Hore, SK; Sharma, LD 

2008 

1 

Toxicology International
ISSN: 0976-5131 

15 

2 

103-109 

English 

This survey was undertaken to determine the residues of carbaryl pesticide in surface water, milk, poultry eggs and meat, green fodder and grain samples collected from different centres of Kumaon region of State of Uttarakhand. Residue analysis of carbaryl was done by HPLC using UV-VIS detector at wavelength 280 nm. The highest mean residual concentration (mg/ml or g) of carbaryl was 0.0527 mg/ml in water followed by 0.0541 in meat, 0.0506 in poultry eggs, 0.0453 in milk, 0.0435 in food grain, and 0.0344 in green fodder. The percentage of positive samples for carbaryl residues was higher in plain areas than hilly regions of the State. However, none of the samples contained residual concentration above the maximum residue limit (MRL) as per guidelines of FAO/WHO (1986). 

Carbamate insecticides; carbaryl residue; HPLC; maximum residue limit; carbaril; pesticide residue; surface water; animal food; animal product; article; coastal plain; egg; grain; high performance liquid chromatography; India; light; meat; milk; plant product; radiation detector; residue analysis; ultraviolet radiation; Animalia