Pesticide Residues in Soil, Drinking Water and Vegetables in Household in Rambutan and Durian Farms
Keywords:
Pesticide residues, Rambutan farm, Durian farmAbstract
This cross-sectional descriptive study aimed to investigate the household pesticide residues in soil, drinking water and some vegetables crop located in rambutan and durian farms. The samples were collected from 80 households in rambutan farms at Ban Na San District, Surat Thani Province and 48 households in durian farm at Tha Sala District, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province. All samples were tested by the GT-Pesticide Residual test kit. The results indicated that the pesticide residues could be found the collected soil, drinking water and vegetables from the rambutan (53.75, 42.50 and 35.00%) and the durian (54.17, 56.25 and 81.25%) farms in the safety standard zone. In addition, the pesticide residues level in the soil (2.5%), the drinking water from ponds and canal (3.75%) and the vegetables including chilies and eggplants (3.75%) from household in rambutan farm were detected to be in harmful zone. All of samples from households in durian farm were not found pesticide residues at harmful zone. Therefore, households living in rambutan and durian farms are recommended to wash pesticide equipment far away from the drinking water source. Farmers should avoid eating vegetables during spraying of pesticides and should use suitable method to wash vegetables. Farmer should know about pesticide residues, thus be aware of the pesticide’s danger.
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