TY - JOUR
T1 - Analysis of Pesticides and Toxic Heavy Metals Contained in Mosquito Coils
AU - Kasumba, John
AU - Hettick, Bryan
AU - French, Amanda
AU - Wickliffe, Jeffrey
AU - Lichtveld, Maureen
AU - Hawkins, William
AU - Sauer-Muller, Alies van
AU - Klein, David
PY - 2016/9/27
Y1 - 2016/9/27
N2 - In this study, 10 mosquito coils manufactured in China were obtained in Suriname, South America, where they are used extensively. The coils were analyzed for organics (allethrin, permethrin, and butylated hydroxytoluene) and heavy metals (Cr, Co, As, Cd, and Pb) by GC-MS and ICP-MS, respectively. Allethrin was the only target organic compound detected in all mosquito coils with concentrations ranging from ~1900 to ~4500 µg/g. The concentrations of heavy metals varied as follows (in µg/g): Cr: 2.9–9.4, Co: 0.1–1.2, Cu: 0.7–16.1, Se: 0.10–0.4, Ni: 2.1–5.8, As: 0.10–2.2, Cd: 0.10–0.2, and Pb: 1.1–3.6.
AB - In this study, 10 mosquito coils manufactured in China were obtained in Suriname, South America, where they are used extensively. The coils were analyzed for organics (allethrin, permethrin, and butylated hydroxytoluene) and heavy metals (Cr, Co, As, Cd, and Pb) by GC-MS and ICP-MS, respectively. Allethrin was the only target organic compound detected in all mosquito coils with concentrations ranging from ~1900 to ~4500 µg/g. The concentrations of heavy metals varied as follows (in µg/g): Cr: 2.9–9.4, Co: 0.1–1.2, Cu: 0.7–16.1, Se: 0.10–0.4, Ni: 2.1–5.8, As: 0.10–2.2, Cd: 0.10–0.2, and Pb: 1.1–3.6.
U2 - 10.1007/s00128-016-1938-9
DO - 10.1007/s00128-016-1938-9
M3 - Article
SP - 614
EP - 618
JO - Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, Springer
JF - Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, Springer
ER -