Dietary exposure assessment of organochlorine pesticides in two commonly grown leafy vegetables in South-western Nigeria

Organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) are persistent pesticides whose usage have been banned or restricted worldwide and the presence of its residues in vegetables could affect its nutritional quality as well cause adverse health effects. This study quantified the OCP residue levels in commonly grown and...

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Main Authors: Adeoluwa Oluwaseyi Adeleye, Mosudi Babatunde Sosan, John Adekunle Oyedele Oyekunle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-06-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844019308023