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Determination of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) residues in vegetable and soil samples at old store in Hung Yen

Organochlorinated pesticides (OCPs) residues in vegetable and soil surrounding stock or storage areas have been a public concern. In this study, contents of 8 OCPs (including endrin, dieldrin, 0.p-DDE, p.p-DDE, o.p-DDD, p.p-DDD, o.p-DDT, p.p-DDT) in 05 vegetables and 03 soil samples collected from a store at Chinh Nghia, Kim Dong, Hung Yen were determined. While OCPs were not detected in all vegetable samples and one soil sample (taken from a farmer’s house about 500 meters away from the store), most of the OCPs were detected in the other two soil samples (taken in front of the door and behind the store) with content in the range of 17 – 891 ng/g dry weight. The obtained results show that the need to pay attention to pesticide residues in the old store in Hung Yen in particular and in Vietnam in general.