Determination of y-BHC in Breast milk of Kenyan Woman

Abstract

Residues of y - benzene hexachloride (lindane) were determined from samples of human milk procured from a hospital in a Nairobi, Kenya. The pesticide residues were extracted using n - hexane. Detection and quantitation of the pesticide residue was made by a gas chromatograph employing an electron caoture detector. Most samples were found to contain detectable but low levels of lindane residue in the concentration range of 9.0 x 10 - 6 to 1 .0 parts per million (ppm)