摘要：In this study, butter samples from Gaziantep, Mardin and Sanliurfa provinces in Turkey were investigated for residues of nine organochlorine pesticides (OCPs), and 16 polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). The mean ∑HCHs values of the samples from Gaziantep, Sanliurfa and Mardin were 4.25, 11.16 and 9.37 ng g~(-1), respectively. The mean ∑DDT values from Gaziantep, Sanliurfa and Mardin 18.96, 64.03 and 161.89 ng g~(-1), respectively. The mean ∑OCPs levels from Gaziantep, Sanliurfa and Mardin were 21.32, 76.22 and 172.17 ng g~(-1), respectively. The mean indicator PCBs (∑in-PCBs) values from Gaziantep, Sanliurfa and Mardin were 100.27, 39.31 and 58.83 ng g~(-1), respectively. The mean ∑PCBs values from Gaziantep, Sanliurfa and Mardin were 102.95, 43.80 and 113.57 ng g~(-1). The mean ∑OCs levels from Gaziantep, Sanliurfa and Mardin were 124.27, 120.02 and 280.06 ng g~(-1), respectively. Despite the prohibition of their production and use, OCs residues are still detected in food and environmental samples in the region studied.
