Analysis of Pesticide Residues in Pollen and Nectar Samples from Various Agricultural Areas of Pakistan through High Performance Liquid Chromatography
Mahnoor Pervez and Farkhanda Manzoor*
Department of Zoology, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Pakistan
[email protected]
Figure 1
Standard curve between concentrations of pesticide standard and absorbance.
Figure 2A
Chromatograms of technical grade standard carbaryl (A), imidacloprid (B), thiamethoxam (C) and bifenthrin (D).
Figure 2B
Chromatograms of technical grade standard fipronil (E), deltamethrin (F), chlorpyrifos (G) and profenophos (H).
Figure 3A
Chromatograms showing peaks of pesticide residues in pollen samples.
Figure 3B
Chromatograms showing peaks of pesticide residues in pollen samples.
Figure 4A
Chromatograms showing peaks of pesticide residues in nectar samples.
Figure 4B
Chromatograms showing peaks of pesticide residues in nectar samples.
Figure 5
Box-plot comparison of pesticide residues detected in pollen samples through HPLC.
Figure 6
Box-plot comparison of pesticide residues detected in nectar samples through HPLC.