Organoclilorine pesticide |
Measured
(ng/g fat) |
MRL
(ng/g fat) |
aldrin+dieldrin |
ND |
200 |
endrin |
ND |
50 |
endrin ketone |
ND |
n.s. |
Σ „drins” |
ND |
|
α chlordane |
ND |
50 |
γchlordane |
ND |
n.s. |
Σ chlordanes |
ND |
|
4,4'-DDT |
7.9 |
|
4,4'-DDE |
23 |
|
4,4'-DDD |
2.9 |
|
Σ DDTs |
33.8 |
1000 |
heptachlor |
ND |
200 |
heptachlor epoxide |
ND |
200 |
Σ heptachlors |
ND |
|
endosulfan I |
ND |
50 |
endosulfan II |
ND |
50 |
Σ endosulfans |
ND |
|
methoxychlor |
ND |
10 |
|
ND-not detected; n.s-not specified: |
Table 3: Organochlorine pesticide levels (ng/g fat) in the control sample, a
commercially available pork neck, lipid content 23.5%. Levels are compared
against the Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs) set in the European legislation [27]. |