Egg Plant: Out of a total of 36 samples of egg plant,
analyzed, 17 were found to be contaminated with the
residues of pesticides; Chlorpyrifos was detected in a
maximum number of egg plant samples, as compared to
the other two OP pesticides. It was determined that
8 samples, out of 36 samples, were found to be polluted
with the chlorpyrifos -residues and out of these 8
samples, three samples contained pesticide-residues, more
than the MRLs The results of organophosphate pesticide
residues, detected in vegetables, samples collected from
the farm gate, are, presented with the Fig 4 and Table 1.
The results indicated that at a raw stage, the highest
amount of chlorpyrifos residues found in egg plant was
1.45 mg/kg (ND -1.45 mg /kg) and 17% of the egg plant
samples were seen contaminated with profenofos.
One sample of the egg plant contained profenofos
residues more than the MRLs. Triazophos was detected
in a minimum number of egg plant samples, as in
comparison to the other OPs. The initial data collected in
the survey showed that chlorpyrifos, was used more on
egg plant, in the area, as in comparison to other
organophosphates.