Analysis of Pesticides and Toxic Heavy Metals Contained in Mosquito Coils

作者：Kasumba John^*; Hettick Bryan; French Amanda; Wickliffe Jeffrey K; Lichtveld Maureen Y; Hawkins William B; van Sauers Muller Alies; Klein David

来源：Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 2016, 97(5): 614-618.

DOI：10.1007/s00128-016-1938-9

• Mosquito coils
• Allethrin
• Permethrin
• Heavy metal

In this study, 10 mosquito coils manufactured in China were obtained in Suriname, South America, where they are used extensively. The coils were analyzed for organics (allethrin, permethrin, and butylated hydroxytoluene) and heavy metals (Cr, Co, As, Cd, and Pb) by GC-MS and ICP-MS, respectively. Allethrin was the only target organic compound detected in all mosquito coils with concentrations ranging from similar to 1900 to similar to 4500 A mu g/g. The concentrations of heavy metals varied as follows (in A mu g/g): Cr: 2.9-9.4, Co: 0.1-1.2, Cu: 0.7-16.1, Se: 0.10-0.4, Ni: 2.1-5.8, As: 0.10-2.2, Cd: 0.10-0.2, and Pb: 1.1-3.6.

• 出版日期2016-11