ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE RESIDUES IN FISH FROM QATARI COASTAL WATERS.

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Central Agricultural Pesticides Laboratory, Agricultural Research Centre, Dokki, Giza, Egypt

Abstract

Very little is known about the level of organochlorine contamina­tion in the Arabian Gulf around Qatar. Six species of common fish in Qa­tar were chosen in 1987 and were analyzed for oraganochlorine pesti­cide residues. The results obtained by gas chromatography and confirmed by thin layer chromatographic techniques revealed low levels of organochlorine in fish samples. Pesticide contaminants found most frequently were Lindane (Y- HCH), p,p - DDE, and p,p-DDT.