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In this study honey collected from local markets or made by private peasants from eighteen regions of Romania during years 2002-2004 were analyzed for organochlorine pesticides (OCPs). An analytical procedure based on liquid-liquid extraction with n-hexane followed by gas chromatography with electron capture detection (GC-ECD) has been developed. For clean-up and preconcentration purposes was used a usual sorbent material (florisil). Limits of detection were from 0.02 and 0.05 μg /Kg. The pesticide endrin was the most frequently detected in 61% of the samples, followed by dieldrin in 16% of the samples. DDT and their metabolites were detected in 11% of the samples. Results indicate that honey consumers should not be concerned about the amounts of organic pollutants found in Romanian honey.
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DOBRINAS, S., BIRGHILA, S., COATU, V. (2006). DETERMINATION OF ORGANOCHLORINE AND POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS PESTICIDES IN HONEY FROM DIFFERENT REGIONS IN ROMANIA. In: Simeonov, L., Chirila, E. (eds) Chemicals as Intentional and Accidental Global Environmental Threats. NATO Security through Science Series. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5098-5_37
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