Assessment of Lindane pesticide residue in Cocoa beans in the Twifo Praso district of Ghana

dc.contributor.author	Owusu-Ansah, E.
dc.contributor.author	Koranteng-Addo, J.E.
dc.contributor.author	Boamponsem, L.K.
dc.contributor.author	Menlah, E.
dc.contributor.author	Abole, E
dc.date.accessioned	2021-07-21T09:28:14Z
dc.date.available	2021-07-21T09:28:14Z
dc.date.issued	2010
dc.identifier.issn	23105496
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/5661
dc.description	8p:, ill.	en_US
dc.description.abstract	In this study samples of Cocoa Beans were analyzed for concentrations of lindane (organochlorine pesticide) residue. Samples were gathered from five communities within the Twifo Praso district in the Central Region. Quantitative determination of the lindane was performed by using the Gas Chromatography Thermal-Capture Detection (GC-TCD) at the Tema Oil Refiner (TOR). Samples from all five communities contained no detectable concentrations of lindane hence concentrations below the standard value (Acceptable Daily Intake of 0.001 mg/lg and the Maximum Residual Limit in cocoa beans which is 1.0 mg/kg) provided by Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC)	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	University of Cape Coast	en_US
dc.subject	Lindane	en_US
dc.subject	Organochlorine pesticide	en_US
dc.subject	Gas Chromatography	en_US
dc.subject	Cocoa	en_US
dc.title	Assessment of Lindane pesticide residue in Cocoa beans in the Twifo Praso district of Ghana	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US