Human health risk from hexachlorocyclohexane and dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane pesticides, through consumption of vegetables: estimation of daily intake and hazard quotients

• Main Authors: Bhupander Kumar (Author), Virendra Kumar Verma (Author), Ashis Kumar Naskar (Author), Paromita Chakraborty (Author), Sanjay Kumar (Author), Debapriyo Mukherjee (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2013-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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People are encouraged to consume more fresh vegetables due to the high nutritional value and fibre contents in vegetables. At the same time, due to pesticidal residue in vegetables, vegetable consumption is considered as an important route of pesticides uptake by human beings. Pesticides, particular...