Table 2 Result of detected organochlorine pesticide residues in soil samples
Sites | Nkrankwanta (S1) | Diabaa (S2) | Krakrom (S3) | Kwakuanya (S4) | Total mean | US MRLs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pesticides (mg kg−1) | Range | Mean ± SD | Range | Mean ± SD | Range | Mean ± SD | Range | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD |  |
Lindane | ND–0.03 | 0.03 ± 0.00 | ND | ND | ND–0.04 | 0.04 ± 0.00 | ND–0.05 | 0.05 ± 0.00 | 0.04 ± 0.01 | 0.04 (Max) |
Dieldrin | ND | ND | 0.02–0.03 | 0.02 ± 0.00 | ND–0.02 | 0.02 ± 0.00 | 0.01–0.03 | 0.02 ± 0.01 | 0.02 ± 0.00 | 0.02 (Max) |
Beta-HCH | ND–< 0.01 | <0.01 | ND–0.03 | 0.03 ± 0.00 | ND–0.05 | 0.05 ± 0.00 | ND–0.04 | 0.04 ± 0.00 | 0.03 ± 0.01 | 0.03 (Max) |
p,p′-DDT | ND–0.02 | 0.04 ± 0.02 | ND–0.02 | 0.02 ± 0.00 | ND | ND | ND–0.03 | 0.03 ± 0.00 | 0.03 ± 0.01 | 0.05 (Max) |