Plaguicidas organoclorados en murciélagos associated with the tropical rainforest in Córdoba, Colombia

Researches on environmental toxicity due to the use of pesticides have been carried out mainly in terrestrial mammals but there is little information related to organochlorine in bats, that taking into account the functional role of these animals as insectivores, frugivorous, and pollinators, it may probably be causing a negative impact on the health of natural ecosystems. In Colombia, there are no studies that document this problem. The objective was to determine the presence of organochlorine pesticides in the bat assembly of tropical rainforest in Córdoba, Colombia. The presence of organochlorine pesticides in liver and bat muscle of the Manso-Tigre sector, an area of bh-T with peasant occupation, was evaluated. The concentration of organochlorine pesticides such as Aldrin, Dieldrin, Endrin, Heptachlor epoxide, [alfa]-BCH, [beta]BCH, [gamma]-BCH, 2,4-DDD, 2,4-DDT, 4,4-DDE and 4,4-DDT, was determined by gas chromatography. Organochlorine levels in liver and muscle, presented significant statistical differences (P