@article{article_321662, title={The determination of the residues of amitraz and fluvalinate in honey samples obtained from Çukurova Region}, journal={The Turkish Journal Of Occupational / Environmental Medicine and Safety}, volume={Volume 2}, pages={52–52}, year={2017}, author={Bilgili, Ali and Selçukoğlu, Erdal}, keywords={The determination of the residues of amitraz and fluvalinate in honey samples obtained from Çukurova Region}, abstract={<p class="Default">The aim of this study was to determine the residues of amitraz and fluvalinate pesticides used to <o:p> </o:p> </p> <p class="Default"> <o:p>  </o:p> </p> <p class="Default">treat the varroa disease in honey. For this purpose, totally 135 honey samples representing 8330 <o:p> </o:p> </p> <p class="Default"> <o:p>  </o:p> </p> <p class="Default">beehives were collected from Çukurova Region. Equally 15 samples were obtained from each areas <o:p> </o:p> </p> <p class="Default"> <o:p>  </o:p> </p> <p class="Default">of Adana, Kadirli, Kozan, Ceyhan, Osmaniye, Karataş, Yumurtalık, Mersin and Tarsus. <o:p> </o:p> </p> <p class="Default"> <o:p>  </o:p> </p> <p class="Default">The residues of amitraz and fluvalinate were determined according to the method of Hammerling <o:p> </o:p> </p> <p class="Default"> <o:p>  </o:p> </p> <p class="Default">(1987). This method was included the preparation of an extract from honey and its application to <o:p> </o:p> </p> <p class="Default"> <o:p>  </o:p> </p> <p class="Default">an capillary gas chromatography. However, amitraz residues at 1.34-33.48 ppm levels were found <o:p> </o:p> </p> <p class="Default"> <o:p>  </o:p> </p> <p class="Default">in 25 out of 135 honey samples obtained from 9 residences. This amitraz residue was found in 4, 5, <o:p> </o:p> </p> <p class="Default"> <o:p>  </o:p> </p> <p class="Default">10 and 6 samples of the honey obtained from Adana, Kozan, Karataş and Tarsus respectively. <o:p> </o:p> </p> <p class="Default"> <o:p>  </o:p> </p> <p class="Default">These results showed that there was no contamination of fluvalinate in the honey samples obtained <o:p> </o:p> </p> <p class="Default"> <o:p>  </o:p> </p> <p class="Default">from Çukurova Region. However, the contamination of honey samples with amitraz was seen in <o:p> </o:p> </p> <p class="Default"> <o:p>  </o:p> </p> <p class="Default">this region. This amitraz contamination of the honey samples may be hazardous for the human <o:p> </o:p> </p> <p class="Default"> <o:p>  </o:p> </p> <p class="Default">health as the honey is the main nutrients of humans. These findings suggest that the precautions <o:p> </o:p> </p> <p class="Default"> <o:p>  </o:p> </p> <p class="Default">against the pesticide contamination with amitraz should be taken during the treatment of the <o:p> </o:p> </p> <p class="Default"> <o:p>  </o:p> </p> <p class="Default">varroa disease and the consumption of the honey by humans. <o:p> </o:p> </p> <p class="Default"> <o:p>  </o:p> </p> <p> </p> <p class="Default">Keywords: Amitraz, honey, fluvalinate, residue, pesticide <o:p> </o:p> </p>}, number={Issue 1(2)}, publisher={Engin TUTKUN}