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dc.contributor.authorKariathi, Victoria
dc.contributor.authorKassim, Neema
dc.contributor.authorKimanya, Martin
dc.date.accessioned2020-05-04T06:38:29Z
dc.date.available2020-05-04T06:38:29Z
dc.date.issued2016-06-16
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/23311932.2016.1196808
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.nm-aist.ac.tz/handle/20.500.12479/739
dc.descriptionThis research article published by Cogent OA, 2016en_US
dc.description.abstractTomato pesticides health risk was assessed in Meru district of Arusha region, one of the key tomato producers in Tanzania. Tomato samples and consumption information were collected from 50 farmers using Food and Drug Administration standards and twice administered twenty-four hour recall questionnaire respectively. Analysis for pesticide residues was done using Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry. Dietary pesticide exposure was estimated deterministically by combining pesticide residue levels and tomato consumption levels. Pesticide levels were detected for; permethrin (mean, 5.2899 mg/kg), chlorpyrifos (mean, 7.5281 mg/kg) and ridomil (mean, 2,854.279 mg/kg) in 18% of samples. Health Risk Indices, determined as ratio of estimated daily intake to acceptable daily exposure, for chlorpyrifos, permethrin and ridomil were greater than one. This implies that, lifetime consumption of fresh tomatoes can pose health risk for chlorpyrifos, permethrin and ridomil. Awareness raising on good practices for pesticide application and food safety strengthening are recommended to protect public health against pesticides.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherCogent OAen_US
dc.subjectHealth effectsen_US
dc.subjectPesticide exposureen_US
dc.subjectPesticide residuesen_US
dc.titlePesticide exposure from fresh tomatoes and its relationship with pesticide application practices in Meru districten_US
dc.typeArticleen_US


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