Human exposure to endocrine-disrupting organochlorine and organophosphate pesticides in locally produced and imported honey in Nigeria.

Autor: Tesi GO; Faculty of Environmental Management, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla, Thailand.; Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Africa, Toru-Orua, Nigeria.; Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun, Nigeria., Okpara KE; Faculty of Environmental Management, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla, Thailand.; Institute of Geosciences and Environmental Management, Rivers State University, Port Harcourt, Nigeria., Tesi JN; Department of Environmental Management and Toxicology, Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun, Nigeria., Agbozu IE; Department of Environmental Management and Toxicology, Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun, Nigeria., Techato K; Faculty of Environmental Management, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla, Thailand.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: International journal of environmental health research [Int J Environ Health Res] 2024 Jul 03, pp. 1-21. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jul 03.
DOI: 10.1080/09603123.2024.2373169
Abstrakt: The practice of exposing honeybees to pesticides by bee-keepers or via agricultural crops, is one of the ways in which honey becomes contaminated with pesticides. Though honey has many health advantages, however, human exposure to pesticides via consumption of honey has generated public health concerns due to their endocrine-disruptive abilities. Thus, this study evaluated human exposure to endocrine-disrupting pesticides in honey from Nigeria to establish the safety of honey consumed in Nigeria. Honey were analyzed for pesticides using a gas chromatograph combined with an electron capture detector. The concentrations of ∑20 OCPs and ∑14 OPPs in the honey ranged from 0.45-1045 ng/g and 1.13-632 ng/g respectively. The values of both individual and cumulative non-carcinogenic and carcinogenic risks for humans were <1 and 1 × 10 -4 respectively suggesting that there are no potential health risks via the honey consumption. The source analysis showed that pesticides in these honey originated from historical and recent/fresh use.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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