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Comparison of detection rates of various pesticides between rural and city.
| Pesticide | No. of samples (n) | Detection rate (%) | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| countryside | city | countryside | city | ||
| Procymidone | 203 | 396 | 22.7 | 29.3 | 0.084 |
| Cypermethrin | 635 | 899 | 19.8 | 13.7 | 0.001 |
| Lambda-cyhalothrin | 580 | 788 | 10.3 | 12.2 | 0.291 |
| Pendimethalin | 367 | 472 | 5.4 | 1.9 | 0.005 |
| Isocarbophos | 107 | 109 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 0.322 |
| Isazophos | 211 | 270 | 0 | 0 | NA |
| Fenthion | 137 | 161 | 0 | 0 | NA |
| Deltamethrin | 102 | 139 | 0 | 0 | NA |
NA, Not applicable. Bold values indicates detection limit.
