Monitoring of Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Fenitrothion Residues in Soils and Sediments in Sahel Using Carbon Fiber Microelectrode — Oak Academic Publishing
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Monitoring of Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Fenitrothion Residues in Soils and Sediments in Sahel Using Carbon Fiber Microelectrode
Laboratoire de Chimie Analytique, Environnementale et Bio-Organique (LCAEBiO), Université Joseph KI-ZERBO, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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Laboratoire de Chimie Analytique, Environnementale et Bio-Organique (LCAEBiO), Université Joseph KI-ZERBO, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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Institut de l’Environnement et de Recherches Agricoles, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et Technologique (INERA/CNRST), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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Département de Médecine et Pharmacopée Traditionnelle et Pharmacie, Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et Technologique (MEPHATRA-PH/IRSS/CNRST), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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Laboratoire de Chimie Analytique, Environnementale et Bio-Organique (LCAEBiO), Université Joseph KI-ZERBO, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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Laboratoire de Chimie Analytique, Environnementale et Bio-Organique (LCAEBiO), Université Joseph KI-ZERBO, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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Laboratoire de Sciences et Technologies (LaST), Université Thomas SANKARA, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire de Recherche en Sciences Appliquées (LIRSA), Ecole Normale Supérieure, Koudougou, Burkina Faso
1 Laboratoire de Chimie Analytique, Environnementale et Bio-Organique (LCAEBiO), Université Joseph KI-ZERBO, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
2 Laboratoire de Chimie Analytique, Environnementale et Bio-Organique (LCAEBiO), Université Joseph KI-ZERBO, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
3 Institut de l’Environnement et de Recherches Agricoles, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et Technologique (INERA/CNRST), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
4 Département de Médecine et Pharmacopée Traditionnelle et Pharmacie, Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et Technologique (MEPHATRA-PH/IRSS/CNRST), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
5 Laboratoire de Chimie Analytique, Environnementale et Bio-Organique (LCAEBiO), Université Joseph KI-ZERBO, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
6 Laboratoire de Chimie Analytique, Environnementale et Bio-Organique (LCAEBiO), Université Joseph KI-ZERBO, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
7 Laboratoire de Sciences et Technologies (LaST), Université Thomas SANKARA, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
8 Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire de Recherche en Sciences Appliquées (LIRSA), Ecole Normale Supérieure, Koudougou, Burkina Faso
Fenitrothion (FNT) is an organophosphate insecticide used to control locust infestations. Its most stable and toxic metabolite is 3-methyl-4-nitrophenol (MNP). Several formulations of pesticides based on FNT were used in Sahel to control locust infestations. However, the concentration levels and persistence of FNT residues in soil and sediments remain unknown due to its high analysis cost, which is generally carried out using chromatographic methods. Previous works showed that electrochemical methods can be used to monitor FNT using carbon fiber microelectrodes. The main objective of this work is to determine the concentration levels and persistence of FNT residues in soils and sediments samples in the Sahel using carbon fiber microelectrodes during an agricultural campaign. The obtained results showed on the one hand that the concentration level of FNT residues varies from 6.56 to 346.50 µg/kg in soils samples and from 6.56 to 331.75 μg/kg in sediments and on the other hand that FNT did not persist beyond three months. These results showed that FNT did not persist from one agricultural season to the next and confirmed the rapid dissipation of FNT in Sahel ecosystems.
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