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Organochlorine Pesticide Residues in Bovine Milk from Organic Farms in Chiapas, Mexico

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Thirty six samples of bovine milk were collected from Chiapas State, Mexico between January 2011 and December 2011 with the intention of identifying and quantifying organochlorine pesticide residues in organic farms. The analyses were done using gas chromatography with an electron capture detector (Ni63). In general the values found in raw milk were lower than the permissible limit proposed by FAO/WHO/Codex Alimentarius 2006. Average concentrations for alpha + beta HCH were 3.62 ng/g, gamma HCH 0.34 ng/g, heptachlor + epoxide 0.67 ng/g, DDT and isomers 1.53 ng/g, aldrin + dieldrin 0.77 ng/g, and endrin 0.66 ng/g (only present in samples from farm 2). The organic milk from Chiapas has shown low concentrations of pesticide residues in recent years and satisfies international and national regulations for commercialization.

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Acknowledgments

We thank UAM Xochimilco Campus for financial support of this research and the organic farmers in Chiapas together with the Universidad Autónoma de Chiapas, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia for their contributions to the study.

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  1. Laboratorio de Análisis Instrumental, Departamento de Producción Agrícola y Animal, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Unidad Xochimilco, Calzada del Hueso 1100, Colonia Villa Quietud, 04960, Coyoacán, Mexico

    Rey Gutiérrez, Rutilio Ortiz, Salvador Vega, Beatriz Schettino & María de Lourdes Ramírez

  2. Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Autónoma de Chiapas, Chiapas, Mexico

    Jorge Luis Ruíz & Alberto Yamazaki

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Gutiérrez, R., Ruíz, J.L., Ortiz, R. et al. Organochlorine Pesticide Residues in Bovine Milk from Organic Farms in Chiapas, Mexico. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 89, 882–887 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-012-0764-y

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