Table 2.
Data suggesting the contamination level of major rivers in India due to pesticides and the standard guidelines
| Pesticide | Rivers of India |
Standard Guidelines |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brahmaputra River | Chilika Lake | Tapi River | Hooghly River | USEPA, AV | WHO, GV | USA, MCL | AUS, HV | NZ, MAV | Reference | |
| Aldrin | 0.005 | - | - | 0.009 | 0.36 | 0.03 | - | 0.03 | - | |
| Deldrin | 0.019 | - | - | 0.007 | 0.36 | 0.03 | - | 0.03 | - | [54] |
| Chlorpyrifos | - | 2.73 | 0.27 | - | 0.083 | - | 2.0 | - | 70.0 | |
| DDTs | 0.225 | 23.58 | 3.15 | 0.026 | 1.10 | 2.0 | - | 20.0 | 2.0 | |
| Endosulfan | 0.053 | - | 14.18 | 0.010 | 0.22 | - | 0.20 | 30.0 | - | |
| Heptachlor | 0.010 | 1.00 | - | 0.026 | 0.52 | 0.03 | 0.40 | 0.30 | 0.04 | |
| HCHs | 0.022 | 6.60 | - | 0.114 | 2.00 | - | 0.20 | 20.0 | 2.0 | |