Pesticides residue analysis in yam from selected markets across Ghana and Belgium: an evaluation of the QUECHERS method

Abstract Background In recent years, concerns have been raised in Ghana regarding the use of pesticides in yamproduction to the extent that it is feared that pesticides residues may be found in the yam tuber which isconsumed by many Ghanaians. This present study, therefore, was designed to assess th...

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Main Authors: Abukari Wumbei, David Senaeve, Michael Houbraken, Pieter Spanoghe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-03-01
Series:International Journal of Food Contamination
Subjects:
Yam
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40550-018-0066-1