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Monitoring and Risk Assessment of Organophosphorus Pesticide Residues in Surface and Drinking Water in Some Egyptian Governorates

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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Environmental chemistry

Abstract

The aim of this study was to track the presence of 12 organophosphorus pesticides (OPPs) in 144 surface and drinking water samples collected bimonthly in a one-year sampling campaign from the inlet and outlet of6 drinking water treatment plants (DWTPs)in three Egyptian governorates (El-Kalyoubia, Kafr El-Sheikh, and Alexandria). The lifetime intake of polluted water was also evaluated for any potential non-carcinogenic health consequences. Results revealed that 41.6% and 8.3% of the surface and drinking water samples were polluted with OPPs, respectively. Out of the 12 OPPs analyzed, four were detected in both water samples at various concentrations. The most frequently found OPPs in both water samples were diazinon, followed by prothiofos and chlorpyrifos, which were detected in 13.9%, 5.6%, and 4.2% of samples, respectively. On the other hand, OPP residues did not exceed the maximum residue levels (MRLs). Based on our spatiotemporal monitoring, the detected OPP residues in both water samples collected from the three governorates exhibited fluctuations due to residential, industrial, and agricultural activities along the sampling points. The target hazard quotient (THQ) values for non-carcinogenic pesticide hazards observed in surface and drinking water were less than one. This indicates that drinking water exposure in the study areas poses no risk to humans.

DOI

10.21608/ejchem.2023.210533.7967

Keywords

Pesticide Residues, surface water, Drinking water, THQ, Egypt

Authors

First Name

Ahmed

Last Name

Bakr

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Affiliation

Environment and Bio-agriculture Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Al-Azhar University, 11884, Nasr city, Cairo, Egypt

Email

ab.ahmed@azhar.edu.eg

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ab.eeaa@yahoo.com

First Name

Hend A.

Last Name

Mahmoud

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-

Affiliation

Central Laboratory of Residue Analysis of Pesticides and HeavyMetals in Food (QCAP), Agricultural Research Center, 12311, Dokki, Giza,Egypt

Email

mahmoud_hend2@yahoo.com

City

Giza

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First Name

Khaled M.

Last Name

Ghanem

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-

Affiliation

Environment and Bio-agriculture Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Al-Azhar University, 11884, Nasr city, Cairo, Egypt

Email

khaghanem@hotmail.com

City

Cairo

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First Name

Fawzy I.

Last Name

Eissa

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-

Affiliation

Environment and Bio-agriculture Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Al-Azhar University, 11884, Nasr city, Cairo, Egypt

Email

fawzy.eissa@yahoo.com

City

Cairo

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Volume

66

Article Issue

13

Related Issue

43707

Issue Date

2023-12-01

Receive Date

2023-05-12

Publish Date

2023-12-01

Page Start

77

Page End

87

Print ISSN

0449-2285

Online ISSN

2357-0245

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https://ejchem.journals.ekb.eg/article_307058.html

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297

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Egyptian Journal of Chemistry

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https://ejchem.journals.ekb.eg/

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Monitoring and Risk Assessment of Organophosphorus Pesticide Residues in Surface and Drinking Water in Some Egyptian Governorates

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30 Dec 2024