International Science Community Association Research Journal of Recent Sciences 2277-2502 6 12 2017 12 2 Analysis of banned organochlorine pesticide residues in fruit and vegetable samples from a market in shillong, Meghalaya, using gas chromatography – mass spectrometry 9 11 EN Mwafulirwa Samuel 1 Ministry of Agriculture, Chitedze Agricultural Research Station box 158 Lilongwe, Malawi Obiero George 2 Centre for Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, University of Nairobi P.O BOX 30197-00100, Nairobi, Kenya Mpeketula Placid 3 University of Malawi, chancellor college box 208 Zomba, Malawi Aboge Gabriel 4 CAVS University of Nairobi P.O BOX 30197-00100, Nairobi, Kenya Mawrie Balawan Joshua 1 Department of Environmental Studies, North Eastern Hill University, Shillong-793022., Meghalaya, India Paul Dipyendu 2 Department of Environmental Studies, North Eastern Hill University, Shillong-793022., Meghalaya, India > Short Communication 2017 10 26 2017 12 2 In this study, six fruits and vegetable products (apple, grapes, tomato, lettuce, potato and cabbage) were collected from Iewduh market in Shillong which is the state capital of Meghalaya, India, and were tested to reveal whether they were contaminated with organochlorine pesticides which are banned under Indian Law for posing a threat to the health of humans as well as the environment. For the purpose of this study three banned organochlorines: dieldrin, heptachlor and endosulfan were chosen. A standard operating procedure using Gas Chromatography – Mass Spectrometry was employed for their analysis. Copyright@ International Science Community Association