African Journal of
Food Science

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Food Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0794
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJFS
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 978

Full Length Research Paper

Assessment of health risks associated with organochlorine pesticides levels in processed fish products from Lake Victoria

Alex Wenaty
  • Alex Wenaty
  • Department of Food Technology, Nutrition and Consumer Sciences, College of Agriculture, Sokoine University of Agriculture, P. O. Box 3006, Morogoro, Tanzania.
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Arvid Fromberg
  • Arvid Fromberg
  • Department of Food Analytical Chemistry, National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Kemitorvet, 2800 Kgs, Lyngby, Denmark.
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Faith Mabiki
  • Faith Mabiki
  • Department of Chemistry and Physics, Solomon Mahlangu College of Science and Education, Sokoine University of Agriculture, P. O. Box 3038, Morogoro, Tanzania.
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Bernard Chove
  • Bernard Chove
  • Department of Food Technology, Nutrition and Consumer Sciences, College of Agriculture, Sokoine University of Agriculture, P. O. Box 3006, Morogoro, Tanzania.
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Anders Dalsgaard
  • Anders Dalsgaard
  • Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Groennegaardsvej 15, DK – 1870, Frederiksberg C, Denmark.den
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Robinson Mdegela
  • Robinson Mdegela
  • Department of Veterinary Medicine and Public Health, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Sokoine University of Agriculture, P. O. Box 3021, Morogoro, Tanzania.
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  •  Received: 16 April 2019
  •  Accepted: 23 May 2019
  •  Published: 31 May 2019

How to cite this article

APA /
Wenaty, A., Fromberg, A., Mabiki, F., Chove, B., Dalsgaard, A., & Mdegela, R. (2019). Assessment of health risks associated with organochlorine pesticides levels in processed fish products from Lake Victoria. African Journal of Food Science, 13(5), 101-110.
Chicago /
Alex Wenaty, Arvid Fromberg, Faith Mabiki, Bernard Chove, Anders Dalsgaard and Robinson Mdegela. "Assessment of health risks associated with organochlorine pesticides levels in processed fish products from Lake Victoria." African Journal of Food Science 13, no. 5 (2019): 101-110.
MLA /
Alex Wenaty, et al. "Assessment of health risks associated with organochlorine pesticides levels in processed fish products from Lake Victoria." African Journal of Food Science 13.5 (2019): 101-110.