Organochlorine Pesticide Residues in Muscle Tissues of Ethmalosa fimbriata and Psettias sebae from Lagos Lagoon, Nigeria.

Bonga fish (Ethmalosa fimbriata) and African Moony (Psettias sebae) were sampled from Lagos Lagoon and analysed for organochlorine pesticide residues namely aldrin, dieldrin, endrin, DDT, heptachlor, HCH,endosulfan, chlordane and methoxychlor. Sampling was conducted between December 2008 and September 2009 during the dry and wet seasons. The muscle tissues of the fishes were subjected to cold…