Determination of Pesticide Residues in Food Premises Using QuECHERS Method in Bench-Sheko Zone, Southwest Ethiopia

Table 1

Percentage recoveries and validation information of pesticide standards used for this study.

Pesticide standard	Percentage recovery (%)	Limits of detection (mgkg^-1)	Limits of quantification (mgkg^-1)
p,p-DDE	90.5	0.010	0.033
p,p-DDT	85.7	0.016	0.054
Chlordane	101.6	0.108	0.362
Endosulfan sulfate	72.4	0.008	0.027
α-Endosulfan	98.1	0.078	0.261
Hexachlor benzene	81.3	0.241	0.807
β-Lindane	73.9	0.512	2.705
Lindane	112.3	0.016	0.054
α-Lindane	82.3	0.193	0.647
Aldrin	89.4	0.020	0.067
Hexachlorepoxide	78.8	0.902	3.022
Methoxychlor	91.2	0.038	0.127
Heptachlor	81.4	0.193	0.647
Dimethoate	94.8	0.018	0.060
Chlorpyrifos	88.0	0.310	1.039
Profenofos	71.5	0.032	0.107
β-Endosulfan	71.2	0.205	0.687