摘要：240 local and 400 imported crop samples were gathered from four southern governorates of Jordan and analyzed for pesticides residues in 2016 and 2017.The results showed clearly that no detected residues for the banned organochlorine pesticides. Fourteen (5.83%) of the analyzed local samples contained residues more than the maximum residue limits (MRL). 17 samples (7.08%) contained residues less than the MRL. 209 local samples were free of pesticides (87.08%). Moreover, three imported crop samples (0.75%) contained residues more than the MRL. Five imported samples (1.25%) contained residues less than the MRL. 392 imported samples (98.0%) did not contain residues. It is recommended to continue regularly monitoring pesticides residues in local and imported crops to Jordan to protect citizens, keep the imported crops with restricted monitoring in origin countries and to minimize the misuse of pesticides.
