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Monitoring of organochlorine and organophosphorus pesticide residues in water during different seasons of Tighra reservoir Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India

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Analysis of pesticides during different seasons for pesticidal contamination in water samples of Tighra reservoir was carried out on gas chromatograph–electron capture detector with capillary columns following multiresidual analytical technique. Organochlorine pesticides, viz., hexachlorobenzene (HCB), \( \alpha \)-benzene hexachloride (BHC), \( \beta \)-BHC, \( \gamma \)-BHC, heptachlor, aldrin, \( \alpha \)-endosulfan, \( \beta \)-endosulfan, p,p-DDE, dieldrin, o,p-dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane (DDD), p,p-DDD, p,p-dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT), and endrin, and organophosphorus pesticides, viz., choloropyrifos, methyl parathion, diazion, dicholorovos, ethion, malathion, and parathion, were detected in water samples during different seasons. However, the pesticide concentration varied during different seasons at different sites. The prominent reason of contamination is the use of pesticides (both organochlorine and organophosphorus) in the agricultural fields near Tighra reservoir. On the basis of our observations, more extensive monitoring studies need to be carried out, covering all wetlands of Madhya Pradesh to enforce the policies for the restricted application of pesticides in agricultural fields adjacent to wetlands.

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We are thankful to DST INSPIRE New Delhi for financial support (Mamta-IF 120834), IIT Mumbai for technical support, and to the Director, Indira Gandhi Academy of Environmental Education Research and Ecoplanning, Jiwaji University, Gwalior, for providing all facilities for conducting the research work.

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  2. Department of Environmental Science, ITM University, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India

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Mamta, Rao, R.J. & Wani, K.A. Monitoring of organochlorine and organophosphorus pesticide residues in water during different seasons of Tighra reservoir Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India. Environ Monit Assess 187, 684 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-015-4889-4

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