Fast and Easy Method of 55 Pesticide Residues Determination in Commonly Fruits and Vegetables Collected from Egyptian Local Markets
Hamed, S., A. EL-Ghanam, A., Elhefny, D. (2019). Fast and Easy Method of 55 Pesticide Residues Determination in Commonly Fruits and Vegetables Collected from Egyptian Local Markets. EKB Journal Management System, 10(12), 587-595. doi: 10.21608/jppp.2019.77998
S. A. Hamed; A. A. A. EL-Ghanam; Dalia E. Elhefny. "Fast and Easy Method of 55 Pesticide Residues Determination in Commonly Fruits and Vegetables Collected from Egyptian Local Markets". EKB Journal Management System, 10, 12, 2019, 587-595. doi: 10.21608/jppp.2019.77998
Hamed, S., A. EL-Ghanam, A., Elhefny, D. (2019). 'Fast and Easy Method of 55 Pesticide Residues Determination in Commonly Fruits and Vegetables Collected from Egyptian Local Markets', EKB Journal Management System, 10(12), pp. 587-595. doi: 10.21608/jppp.2019.77998
Hamed, S., A. EL-Ghanam, A., Elhefny, D. Fast and Easy Method of 55 Pesticide Residues Determination in Commonly Fruits and Vegetables Collected from Egyptian Local Markets. EKB Journal Management System, 2019; 10(12): 587-595. doi: 10.21608/jppp.2019.77998

Fast and Easy Method of 55 Pesticide Residues Determination in Commonly Fruits and Vegetables Collected from Egyptian Local Markets

Journal of Plant Protection and Pathology
Article 4, Volume 10, Issue 12, December 2019, Page 587-595  XML PDF (784.11 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/jppp.2019.77998
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Authors
S. A. Hamed email 1; A. A. A. EL-Ghanam2; Dalia E. Elhefny2
1Plant protection Department(Pesticides), Faculty of Agriculture, TantaUniversity, Egypt
2Pesticide Residues and Environmental Pollution Department, Central Agricultural Pesticide Laboratory, Agricultural Research Center, Dokki, Giza, Egypt.
Abstract
The highest concerns of consumers who need food safety are pesticide residues in fruits and vegetables. In this study, a total fifty-five pesticide residues from different chemical groups including insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, acaricides and others compounds were detected in different kinds of fruits (apple, grapes, and guava) and vegetables (squash, cucumber, tomatoes, pepper and cantaloupe) collected from  local markets  in Cairo Governorate. The method is based on a modified QuEChERS procedure (quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged & safe) using  acetonitrile for extraction and partition.. Analytical determinations of the 55 pesticides were carried out with gas chromatography using micro electron capture detector (µECD) and flame photometric detector (FPD).. The data obtained indicated that, the mean recoveries of the pesticides were between 81.20 and 98.70 %. The detection limits (LOD) and quantification limits (LOQ) of pesticide residues for the method were ranged (0.002 - 0.009 µg/g) and between 0.01 - 0.05 (µg/g), respectively. Of the 55 pesticides analyzed,32 (58.2%), 31(56.4), and 34(61.8) of pesticide residues were detected in the apple, grapes and guava respectively, while 30(54.5%), 31(56.4%), 30(54.5%) 24(43.6) and 27(49.1) of pesticide residues were detected in the squash, cucumber, tomatoes, pepper and cantaloupe respectively. The percentages of pesticide residues that exceeded the  MRLs  in both fruits  and vegetables (apple. grape and guava) were12.7%, 16.4% and 16. (squash, cucumber, tomatoes pepper and cantaloupe) were 5.5%, 7.3%, 3.6%, 9.1% % and 3.6% respectively.
Keywords
Fruits; vegetables; Pesticides; QuEChERS; MRLs; GC-ECD
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