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Influence of Fishing Technique on Organochlorine Pesticide Accumulation in Fish and its Possible Human Health Risk in the Republic of Bénin

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In Bénin different techniques are used for large-scale commercial fishing, Acadjas (enclosures constructed in the river) and Whédos (holes made in the river banks). This study aimed at assessing the extent of contamination related to these fishing techniques. Fish contained residues of DDT and its metabolites, α-endosulfan, dieldrin, aldrin, endrin and lindane. Pesticide levels were similar in fish from Acadjas and Whédos, except for higher α-endosulfan levels in fish from the Whédos. Comparing pesticide intake levels through fish consumption with tolerable daily intake levels showed that in all cases risk for human health is low.

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  1. Laboratoire de Recherche en Biologie Appliquée (LARBA), Département de Génie de l’Environnement, Ecole Polytechnique d’Abomey-Calavi, Université d’Abomey-Calavi, 01 BP, 2009, Cotonou, Benin

    Elisabeth Yehouenou A. Pazou

  2. Institut National des Recherches Agricoles du Benin, 07 BP, 0265, Cotonou, Benin

    Judicaël P. Azehoun

  3. Laboratoire de Recherche en Biologie Appliquée (LARBA), Université d’Abomey-Calavi, 01 BP, 2009, Cotonou, Benin

    Theodora Ahoyo

  4. Département de Biochimie et de Biologie Cellulaire, Université d’Abomey-Calavi, 01 BP, 526, Cotonou, Benin

    Patrick Edorh Aléodjrodo

  5. Department of Ecological Science, Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, VU University, De Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Nico M. van Straalen & Cornelis A. M. van Gestel

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Yehouenou A. Pazou, E., Azehoun, J.P., Ahoyo, T. et al. Influence of Fishing Technique on Organochlorine Pesticide Accumulation in Fish and its Possible Human Health Risk in the Republic of Bénin. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 91, 278–282 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-013-1054-z

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