Monitoring of Pesticide Residues in Cucumber Samples Marketed in Egypt | ||
| Journal of Plant Protection and Pathology | ||
| Article 4, Volume 10, Issue 4, April 2019, Pages 225-228 PDF (523.2 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jppp.2019.40933 | ||
| Authors | ||
| M. A. I Ahmed* 1; Doaa A. Hashem1; S. A. Ahmed1; N. S. Khalid2 | ||
| 1Plant Protection Dept., Fac. Agric., Assiut Univ., Assiut 71526, Egypt | ||
| 2Central Agricultural Pesticides Laboratory, Agricultural Research Center, Dokki, Giza 12618, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Pesticide residues in vegetables are considered a potential risk to consumers and a human health concern. Herein, we performed determination and quantification of pesticides, metabolites, and isomers residues by LC-MS/MS and GC-MS in cucumber samples collected from six markets in two governorates in Egypt, i.e. Giza (Dokki) and Assiut (El-Zahraa, El-Gomhoria, El-Welidia, El-Fath, and Abnoub). As a result, a total of 12 pesticide residues were found. One of them slightly exceeded the maximum residue levels (MRLs) (Thiophanate-methyl= 0.12 mg/kg). Iprodione and propamocarb were the most frequently found pesticides. Furthermore, there were no health risk index recorded among the pesticide residues. A regular pesticide residues analysis program should be applied to monitoring and determine the pesticide residues in vegetables to keep the food safe in Egypt. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Pesticide Residues; maximum residue levels (MRLs); Cucumber; LC-MS/MS; QuEChERS; Monitoring | ||
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