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Pesticide Residues in Fish, Karachi-Pakistan: A review

Yousif Ramzy, Ahmed Shakil, Zafar Sabah

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This review evaluates and summarizes the results of the studies of pesticide contaminated fish tissue, muscles and liver in Pakistan and especially in Karachi city. A three studies conducted in the pesticide in and around Karachi coast.some of these studies focus on organochlorines (Aldrin, Dieldrin, Endrin, Endosulfan, HCB, HCH, Heptachlor, Methoxychlor, P,P’-DDT and Transchlordane (2018). HCH, HCB, Trichlorobipheyl, Aldrin, Isodri, Transchlorodane, Oxychlordane, DDE, Diedrin, 2,4 DDD, Endrin, Endosulfan and Methoxychlor (2013). Heptachlor, DDE, Dieldrin, BHC, DDT, Heptachlor, DDE, Dieldrin, α-BHC and DDT (2005). HCH (total), DDE, Dieldin, DDD, DDT, Hexachlorobenzene and PCBs (2004). According to Eqani et al., (2013) few studies were reported on organochlorine contaminated fish from different water bodies of Pakistan.

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This review evaluates and summarizes the results of the studies of pesticide contaminated fish tissue, muscles and liver in Pakistan and especially in Karachi city. A three studies conducted in the pesticide in and around Karachi coast.some of these studies focus on organochlorines (Aldrin, Dieldrin, Endrin, Endosulfan, HCB, HCH, Heptachlor, Methoxychlor, P,P’-DDT and Transchlordane (2018). HCH, HCB, Trichlorobipheyl, Aldrin, Isodri, Transchlorodane, Oxychlordane, DDE, Diedrin, 2,4 DDD, Endrin, Endosulfan and Methoxychlor (2013). Heptachlor, DDE, Dieldrin, BHC, DDT, Heptachlor, DDE, Dieldrin, α-BHC and DDT (2005). HCH (total), DDE, Dieldin, DDD, DDT, Hexachlorobenzene and PCBs (2004). According to Eqani et al., (2013) few studies were reported on organochlorine contaminated fish from different water bodies of Pakistan.

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This review evaluates and summarizes the results of the studies of pesticide contaminated fish tissue, muscles and liver in Pakistan and especially in Karachi city. A three studies conducted in the pesticide in and around Karachi coast.some of these studies focus on organochlorines (Aldrin, Dieldrin, Endrin, Endosulfan, HCB, HCH, Heptachlor, Methoxychlor, P,P’-DDT and Transchlordane (2018). HCH, HCB, Trichlorobipheyl, Aldrin, Isodri, Transchlorodane, Oxychlordane, DDE, Diedrin, 2,4 DDD, Endrin, Endosulfan and Methoxychlor (2013). Heptachlor, DDE, Dieldrin, BHC, DDT, Heptachlor, DDE, Dieldrin, α-BHC and DDT (2005). HCH (total), DDE, Dieldin, DDD, DDT, Hexachlorobenzene and PCBs (2004). According to Eqani et al., (2013) few studies were reported on organochlorine contaminated fish from different water bodies of Pakistan.

Key concepts: Heptachlor, Dieldrin, Methoxychlor, Endrin, Aldrin, Hexachlorobenzene, Endosulfan, Pesticide

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