Assessment of organochlorine pesticides in the Himalayan riverine ecosystems from Pakistan using passive sampling techniques

Ullah, Rizwan; Asghar, Rehana; Baqar, Mujtaba; Mahmood, Adeel; Ali, Syeda Nazish; Sohail, Muhammad; Schäfer, Ralf B.; Eqani, Syed Ali Musstjab Akber Shah

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“…DDD and DDE encountered in a previous study that is in agreement with the current work might be due to reported processes (Aslam et al, 2013). The DDD/DDE ratio (Eqani et al, 2011) also exceeded one for some districts for both buffaloes and cows, highlighting the high proportion of DDD in the environment and indicating anaerobic environmental conditions (Ullah et al, 2019a) in district Kasur, Sialkot, Gujrat and Multan. A high DDT/DDE ratio (>1) symbolizes chronic and an ongoing exposure of DDT.…”

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Spatial trends and human health risks of organochlorinated pesticides from bovine milk; a case study from a developing country, Pakistan

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Section: Relevant Sources Of Ocps In the Bovine Milksupporting

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Spatial trends and human health risks of organochlorinated pesticides from bovine milk; a case study from a developing country, Pakistan

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“…It does not spare even the remote areas of Pakistan. 96 , 97 Pesticides are regulated in Pakistan by the Agriculture Pesticide Ordinance of 1971 (amended up to 1997) and Agriculture Pesticides Rules of 1973. 98 Pakistan's Agriculture and Research Council detailed several elements regarding registration, production, procurement, transportation, distribution, sale, storage, usage and the safe disposition of empty containers.…”

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Suicide by poisoning in Pakistan: review of regional trends, toxicity and management of commonly used agents in the past three decades

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Background Suicide is one of the leading mental health crises and takes one life every 40 seconds. Four out of every five suicides occur in low- and middle-income countries. Despite religion being a protective factor against suicide, the estimated number of suicides is rapidly increasing in Pakistan. Aims Our review focuses on the trends of suicide and means of self-poisoning in the past three decades, and the management of commonly used poisons. Method We searched two electronic databases (PubMed and PakMediNet) for published English-language studies describing agents used for suicide in different regions of Pakistan. A total of 46 out of 85 papers (N = 54 747 cases) met our inclusion criteria. Results Suicidal behaviour was more common among individuals younger than 30 years. Females comprised 60% of those who attempted suicide in our study sample, although the ratio of completed suicides favoured males. There were regional trends in the choice of agent for overdose. Organophosphate poisoning was reported across the nation, with a predominance of cases from the agricultural belt of South Punjab and interior Sindh. Aluminium phosphide (‘wheat pills’) was a preferred agent in North Punjab, whereas paraphenylenediamine (‘kala pathar’) was implicated in deaths by suicide from South Punjab. Urban areas had other means for suicide, including household chemicals, benzodiazepines, kerosene oil and rat poison. Conclusions Urgent steps are needed, including psychoeducational campaigns on mental health and suicide, staff training, medical resources for prompt treatment of self-poisoning and updated governmental policy to regulate pesticide sales.

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“…Heavy metal concentrations in tissues of fish collected from Poonch river are within the permissible limit of WHO, because the Poonch river as compared to other rivers in literature is less contaminated ( Ullah et al, 2019 ). The reason is less populated area and industries at nearby area.…”

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Profiling of toxic metals from fish (tor putitora), water and sediments with microbial and chemical water quality appraisals

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The current study was focused on selected quality parameters of water, heavy metal contents of water, sediments and fish from Poonch river. Sediments, water and fish samples were gathered including six different sites in the period of April to June 2015. During the study period the mean value recorded for water quality parameters were pH 9.20, mv Oxidation Reduction Potential (ORP) 32.2, Dissolved (Oxygen) DO 6.95 mg/l, Electrical Conductivity (EC) 252.96µS/cm and 271.91 µg/cm, Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) 197.03, Salinity 0.77, Turbidity 3.02, Temperature 31.65 and Pressure 13.37. Mean values recorded for heavy metal absorption in river water, sediments and fish were below the maximum permissible levels. The aim of current study was to show that water is good for the existence of fish survival and its growth. So, this study exhibits that the part of Poonch River, Azad Jammu and Kashmir having water quality parameters and heavy metals were within the tolerable range and no harmful effects on the fish growth and reproduction.

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Assessment of organochlorine pesticides in the Himalayan riverine ecosystems from Pakistan using passive sampling techniques

Cited by 28 publications

References 75 publications

Spatial trends and human health risks of organochlorinated pesticides from bovine milk; a case study from a developing country, Pakistan

Spatial trends and human health risks of organochlorinated pesticides from bovine milk; a case study from a developing country, Pakistan

Suicide by poisoning in Pakistan: review of regional trends, toxicity and management of commonly used agents in the past three decades

Profiling of toxic metals from fish (tor putitora), water and sediments with microbial and chemical water quality appraisals

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