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Occurrence of Organophosphorus and Carbamate Pesticide Residues in Surface Water Samples from the Rangpur District of Bangladesh

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We report the presence of organophosphorus and carbamate residues in 24 surface water samples and five ground water samples from Pirgacha Thana, Rangpur district, Bangladesh using high-performance liquid chromatography. A number of samples of surface water from paddy fields were found to contain chlorpyriphos, carbofuran and carbaryl at concentrations ranging from 0–1.189, 0–3.395 and 0–0.163 μg/L, respectively. Surface water from the lakes had chlorpyriphos, carbofuran and carbaryl at concentrations ranging from 0.544–0.895, 0.949–1.671 and 0–0.195 μg/L, respectively. This result indicates that the general public living in the area of Rangpur is at high risk of pesticide exposure from contaminated waters in the environment.

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We would like to acknowledge the Universiti Sains Malaysia RU grant (1001/PPSP/815058).

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  1. Agrochemicals and Environmental Research Division, Institute of Food and Radiation Biology, Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Ganakbari, Savar, G.P.O. BOX 3787, Dhaka, 1349, Bangladesh

    Alamgir Zaman Chowdhury, Salina Akter Jahan, Mohammad Nazrul Islam, Mohammed Moniruzzaman & Mohammad Khorshed Alam

  2. Department of Soil Science, University of Chittagong, Chittagong, 4331, Bangladesh

    Mohammad A. Zaman

  3. Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, 1342, Bangladesh

    Salina Akter Jahan & Nurul Karim

  4. Department of Pharmacology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia

    Mohammed Moniruzzaman

  5. Human Genome Centre, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia

    Siew Hua Gan

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Chowdhury, A.Z., Jahan, S.A., Islam, M.N. et al. Occurrence of Organophosphorus and Carbamate Pesticide Residues in Surface Water Samples from the Rangpur District of Bangladesh. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 89, 202–207 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-012-0641-8

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