ANCAP research areas are pesticides and pollutants chemical analysis
ANCAP is a non-governmental, non-political, non-sectarian and non-profit making scientific body devoted to the study, promotion and development of the science of all aspects of chemical analysis of pesticides, including residue analyses, degradation and environmental fate with the overall objective of not only safeguarding public health and the environment, but also ensuring the safety of African agricultural and aquatic products thus making them competitive on the world market, thereby significantly contributing to the region’s poverty eradication endeavours.
Air
Air pollutions resulting from burning of wastes and fuelsThese include; indoor air pollutions from cooking, furans and dioxins
Water
Contaminations from OCPsImproved and efficient extraction methods are sort to give accurate results
Food stuff
Toxic residues from food stuff resulting from applications and processing of producesVegetables and fruits are among the samples for pesticides residues analysis.
Environment
Analysis of sediments and soil samplesFate of pesticides in the environment with regard to degradation, photolysis, adsorption, desorption etc