Table 1.

Pesticides contamination status of tomatoes reported by different areas of Bangladesh (2010–2022).

Area of Collection	Total Sample	Contaminated Sample	Samples above >MRL	Detection technique	Detected pesticide	Detected Value (mg/kg)	MRL (mg/kg)	References
1. Field samples of Dhaka, Narayanganj, Comilla, Mymensingh, Kushtia, Rajshahi, Faridpur, Chittagong, Jessore and Sylhet	30	16	6	GC-MS	Chlorpyrifos Diazinon Malathion Carbosulfan Phenthoate Dimethoate Carbofuran Carbaryl	0.040–0.700 0.007 0.010–0.060 0.027 0.034–0.040 0.016 0.004–0.050 0.300	0.500 0.010 0.020 0.050 NE 0.020 0.020 0.500	Chowdhury et al.[29]
2. Bogura, Dhaka, Kishoregonj, Jessore, Khulna, Gopalgonj, Mymensingh, Rajshahi, Natore, Narail, and Satkhira	27	4	3	GC-MS	Quinalphos	ND-0.321	0.010	Rahman et al.[90]
3. Narayanganj district	70	42	42	HPLC-PDA	3. Carbofuran Diazinon Dimethoate linuron Parathion Phosphamidon	0.673 1.888–3.612 0.657–1.888 0.540 0.116 0.693	0.020 0.010 0.020 0.050 0.050 0.010	Alam et al.[14]
4. Bogura District	5	1	1	GC-MS	Diazinon Chlorpyrifos	0.57 0.025	0.010 0.500	Hossain et al.[58]
5. Different markets of Rajshahi District	6	2	2	GC-FTD	Dimethoate	0.047–0.139	0.020	Begum et al.[23]
6. Local markets of Savar Upazila	14	6	1	HPLC	Cypermethrin, Chlorpyrifos	0.02–0.55 0.34	0.200 0.500	Alamgir et al.[15]
7. The local market of Tangail, Rangpur, Jamalpur, Jessore, Comilla, Narsingdi, Gazipur and Dhaka	30	3	3	GC-FTD	Chlorpyriphos	0.138–0.443	0.500	Ahmed et al.[3]