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MONITORING OF PESTICIDE RESIDUES IN EXPORTABLE POMEGRANATE FRUITS
Article number
890_77
Pages
547 – 555
Language
English
Abstract
A total of 179 exportable pomegranate fruit samples were collected during 2007 to 2009 from various districts in Maharashtra and Karnataka States of India.
All samples were monitored for 86 pesticide residues which included pesticides from diversified chemical classes including organochlorine, organophosphates, carbamates, synthetic pyrethroids, neonicotinoids, triazines, triazoles, natural product derivatives and others using established and validated methods.
Overall 35.55% of the total analyzed samples contained no detectable residues, 44.44% samples contained detectable residues while 20.0% samples contained residues that exceeded the maximum residue limits (MRLs) set by the European Union.
The majority of the samples contained pesticide residues from the organochlorine, organophosphates, neonicotinoids and triazole group of pesticides.
The results of the current study showed that no restricted or banned pesticides such as DDT, HCH and their isomers were found in any of the samples analyzed.
The violative percentage for the samples analyzed during 2007-2008 was 3.08% which increased to 29.56% in the year 2008-2009 indicating increased use of pesticides to control pests and diseases on pomegranate.
The violative percentage increased dramatically due to the presence of fungicide residues in 61.11% samples of the non-conformed samples.
All samples were monitored for 86 pesticide residues which included pesticides from diversified chemical classes including organochlorine, organophosphates, carbamates, synthetic pyrethroids, neonicotinoids, triazines, triazoles, natural product derivatives and others using established and validated methods.
Overall 35.55% of the total analyzed samples contained no detectable residues, 44.44% samples contained detectable residues while 20.0% samples contained residues that exceeded the maximum residue limits (MRLs) set by the European Union.
The majority of the samples contained pesticide residues from the organochlorine, organophosphates, neonicotinoids and triazole group of pesticides.
The results of the current study showed that no restricted or banned pesticides such as DDT, HCH and their isomers were found in any of the samples analyzed.
The violative percentage for the samples analyzed during 2007-2008 was 3.08% which increased to 29.56% in the year 2008-2009 indicating increased use of pesticides to control pests and diseases on pomegranate.
The violative percentage increased dramatically due to the presence of fungicide residues in 61.11% samples of the non-conformed samples.
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Authors
V.S. Kolekar, D.D. Wakure, P.N. Raut, S.C. Utture
Keywords
multiresidue analysis, maximum residue limits, organophosphate, neonicotinoid, triazole, benzimidazole
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