Incidence of endrin residues in vegetables and its effects on biological system

ABSTRACT

The residue levels of Endrin were estimated for two vegetables, i.e., raddish [Raphanus sativus] and cabbage [Brassica oleracia]. Samples were collected from fields and markets. The disappearance of endrin in raddish was also noted after spraying. Ten percent of raddish and 30% samples of cabbage were found to contain large amounts of the insecticide ranging from 199.4 +/- 6.8 to 388.7 +/- 16.9 micro g per 100 g sample. The residues of the insecticide after spraying the raddish crop, persisted upto 10 days. The insecticide accumulated in the blood and livers of albino rats receiving three different doses of endrin orally. The growth rate was significantly affected