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without any prior guidance and knowledge are become
serious problems. The improper use of pesticides shows
the way to terrific financial losses and dangers to human
health. Some studies have been already reported regard-
ing the pesticide residues in different fruits at different
periods [13,19]. Their data on fruits shows that the levels
of pesticide residues were greater as compare to present
study. Taken as a whole, consumption of pesticides in
the country was decreased from 41406 tons in 2003-2004
to 20394 tons in the period of 2006-2007. Decline in
number of samples not exceeding MRLs may be associ-
ated with decrease in quantity of pesticide consumption.
The outcomes of the present study authenticate the ex-
istence of pesticides such as chlorpyrifos, dieldrin, en-
dosulfan sulfate, parathion, disulfoton and triadimefon in
fruit samples which were applied in pre-harvest treat-
ment. To avoid adverse effects on public health it is a
necessity to set up control measures so as to make sure
that each pesticide should be below MRLs in the fruits to
be marketed. The study has presented significant infor-
mation regarding pesticide residues contamination on
fruits from Hyderabad region. On the bases of achieved
results, it is recommended that regular evaluation of pes-
ticide residue should be carried out on each fruit for the
planning and future policy about the formulation of
standards and quality control of pesticides.
4. Acknowledgements
Authors would like to thank National Centre of Excel-
lence in Analytical Chemistry, University of Sindh Jam-
shoro Pakistan, for the financial support to carry out the
present research work.
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