PESTICIDE POLLUTION IN SOIL AND WHEAT: RISK ASSESSMENT OF CONTAMINATED FOOD CONSUMPTION

In this study, organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and organophosphorus pesticides (OPPs) contamination of wheat cultivated in Konya region and soils of this region were determined. Health risk caused by the consumption of pesticide contaminated wheat was assessed. Totally, 30 soil samples and 21 wheat samples taken from the field and trade center were analyzed for OCPs (alpha-HCH, beta-HCH, gamma-HCH, delta-HCH, aldrin, dieldrin, heptachlor, heptachlor epoxide, endosulfan I, endosulfan II, endosulfan sulfate, p,p'-DDE, p,p'-DDD, p,p'-DDT, endrin, endrin aldehyde, endrin ketone, methoxychlor) and OPPs (malathion, parathion, methyl-parathion, chlorpyrifos, diazinon). Determinations of OCPs and OPPs were carried out with a GC/MSD (GC, Agilent 6890 N, MSD, Agilent 5973).