Drawdown Farming and Pesticide Residue Levels of the Afram River in Ghana

Koranteng Samuel Senyo; Ameka Gabriel Komla; Owusu Ebenezer Oduro

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Drawdown Farming and Pesticide Residue Levels of the Afram River in Ghana

Koranteng Samuel Senyo, Ameka Gabriel Komla, Owusu Ebenezer Oduro

Published in International Journal of Environmental Monitoring and Analysis (Volume 4, Issue 3)

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Abstract

Cultivation of fruits and vegetables in the drawdown areas (floodplains) of the Afram River relies on pesticides input for enhanced productivity. Application of pesticides in the floodplains can elevate its level in the water and have health implications. Pesticides content of the Afram River at normal level (recess regime) was compared with the flood regime to determine if farming in the drawdown areas has any impact on water quality. Water samples were taken twice during each regime over two consecutive years and pesticide residues were analysed by gas chromatography. The flood periods registered 14 organochlorines, 12 organophosphates and 9 pyrethroids, with respective mean concentration ranges: 0.01 – 16.79, 0.01 – 2.14, 0.01 -1.12 µg/L; as against 10 organochlorines, 11 organophosphates and 4 pyrethroids quantified during the recess regimes, with respective mean concentration ranges of: 0.01 – 0.27, 0.01 – 0.37, 0.01 – 0.158 µg/L. Levels of 9 pesticides exceeded WHO/EU maximum residue limits for the flood period, in contrast to only 1 during the recess. Dieldrin, endrin, chlorpyrifos and β-endosulfan exceeded quality criteria limits for the protection of aquatic life during flood regime. Welch two sample t-test on common pesticides quantified during both periods show significantly higher concentrations (p ≤ 0.05) during flood regimes. It is concluded that drawdown farming increases the incidence and concentration of pesticides in water during flood periods and presents health risk to the consuming communities and aquatic life.

Published in	International Journal of Environmental Monitoring and Analysis (Volume 4, Issue 3)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijema.20160403.16
Page(s)	102-109
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Pesticides, Drawdown, Afram River, Organochlorines, Organophosphates, Pyrethroids

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Koranteng Samuel Senyo, Ameka Gabriel Komla, Owusu Ebenezer Oduro. Drawdown Farming and Pesticide Residue Levels of the Afram River in Ghana. Int J Environ Monit Anal. 2016;4(3):102-109. doi: 10.11648/j.ijema.20160403.16

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Koranteng Samuel Senyo

Institute for Environment and Sanitation Studies (IESS), University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana
Ameka Gabriel Komla

Department of Plant and Environmental Biology, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana
Owusu Ebenezer Oduro

Department of Animal Biology and Conservation Science, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana

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Koranteng Samuel Senyo, Ameka Gabriel Komla, Owusu Ebenezer Oduro. Drawdown Farming and Pesticide Residue Levels of the Afram River in Ghana. Int J Environ Monit Anal. 2016;4(3):102-109. doi: 10.11648/j.ijema.20160403.16

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