Characteristics and Residual Health Risk of Organochlorine Pesticides in Fresh Vegetables in the Suburb of Changchun, Northeast China

Nan Wang, Zhengwu Cui (), Yang Wang () and Jingjing Zhang
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Nan Wang: Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130102, China
Zhengwu Cui: Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130102, China
Yang Wang: Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130102, China
Jingjing Zhang: College of Resources and Environment, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 19, 1-14

Abstract: In this study, eleven organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) in fresh vegetables in the Changchun suburb were investigated, and their potential health risks were evaluated. The average concentrations of OCPs in edible parts of vegetables were found in the following descending order: Σhexachlorocyclohexanes (ΣHCHs) (6.60 µg·kg −1 ) > Σdichlorodiphenyltrichloroethanes (ΣDDTs) (5.82 µg·kg −1 ) > ΣChlordanes (2.37 µg·kg −1 ) > heptachlor (0.29 µg·kg −1 ). Moreover, OCPs in different types of vegetables exceeded the maximum residue limits (MRLs), and the exceeding rates in various vegetables decreased in the following order: leafy vegetables (19.12%) > root vegetables (18.75%) > fruit vegetables (3.85%). The proportions of OCPs exceeding MRL in different vegetables were found in the following descending order: Welsh onion (22.50%) > radish (18.75%) > Chinese cabbage (14.29%) > pepper (6.90%) > cucumber (3.23%) > eggplant (2.94%) > tomato (2.78%). The sources’ identification results showed that DDTs in vegetables came mainly from newly imported technical DDTs and dicofol, while HCHs originated mainly from lindane. For both adults and children, the average target hazard quotients (avg. THQ) were all less than 1, and the average hazard index (avg. HI) values were 0.043 and 0.036, respectively. There were no significant health risks associated with OCP exposure for the inhabitants of the study area.

Keywords: suburban vegetables; organochlorine pesticides; maximum residue limit (MRL); sources identification; target hazard quotient (THQ) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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