Quantification of Pesticide Residues in Fresh Vegetables Available
agronomy Article Quantification of Pesticide Residues in Fresh Vegetables Available in Local Markets for Human Consumption and the Associated Health Risks Umme Salma Nisha 1, Md. Sirajul Islam Khan 1,* , Mohammad Dalower Hossain Prodhan 2 , Islam Md Meftaul 1,3,* , Noorjahan Begum 1, Aney Parven 1,3, Syfullah Shahriar 3, Abdul Shukor Juraimi 4 and Md. Abdul Hakim 5 1 Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh; ummenisha95@gmail.com (U.S.N.); nbegumsau@yahoo.com (N.B.); aney.parven@uon.edu.au (A.P.) 2 Pesticide Research & Environmental Toxicology Section, Entomology Division, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Gazipur 1701, Bangladesh; mdhprodhan@gmail.com 3 Global Centre for Environmental Remediation (GCER), College of Engineering, Science and Environment, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia; syfullah.shahriar@uon.edu.au 4 Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Malaysia; ashukor@upm.edu.my 5 Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University, Dinajpur 5200, Bangladesh; ahakimhstu.upm@gmail.com * Correspondence: sirajsau@sau.edu.bd (M.S.I.K.); mdmeftaul.islam@uon.edu.au (I.M.M.) Abstract: Human health risks as a result of consuming pesticide residues in fresh vegetables have drawn serious attention to the scientific community, particularly in developing countries. This study Citation: Nisha, U.S.; Khan, M.S.I.; analyzed country bean (Lablab purpureus L.) and eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) for widely used Prodhan, M.D.H.; Meftaul, I.M.; neonicotinoid, synthetic pyrethroid, and dithiocarbamate pesticide residues in order to ensure food Begum, N.; Parven, A.; Shahriar, S.; safety.
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