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Detection And Alleviation Of Pesticide Residue In Food And Water, Olubode James Adeniyi
Detection And Alleviation Of Pesticide Residue In Food And Water, Olubode James Adeniyi
LSU Doctoral Dissertations
Use of pesticide has become part of modern day agricultural practice. Some pesticides can remain in the environment for decades and contaminate surface water that is used for irrigation of produce. Two studies were conducted- first to examine possible pesticide residue in surface water and some fruits, vegetables and cereals in Louisiana; and second was to alleviate possible pesticide residues in the water using zeolite filtration. Samples of 8 foods (tomato, corn, rice, blueberry, cucumber, cabbage, wheat and melon) and 35 surface waters were studied using a QuEChERS extraction method for food samples and an EPA method for the water …