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Monitoring and Risk Assessment of Pesticide Residues in Some locally produced Vegetables and Fruits

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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Analytical chemistry

Abstract

The presence of pesticide residues in locally produced fruits and vegetables in Egypt raises health concerns among consumers. The aims of this study were to determine the contamination level of pesticide residues in some consumed local horticultural products such as oranges, potatoes, tomatoes and grapes in the following Egyptian governorates: Dakahlia, Ismailia, Fayoum, Alexandria, Cairo, Gharbia, Kafr El-Sheikh, Sharkia, Port Said, Beheira, Minya, Menoufia, Zagazig and Giza. Potential risk assessment to the human health was assessed in our study. About 175 samples of horticultural crops were analyzed using the QuEChERS method followed by GC-MS/MS and LC-MS/MS analysis. Out of the total 175 samples analyzed, 35 samples (20%) were free from pesticide residues, 140 samples (80%) were contaminated, and 59 samples (42%) from the contaminated samples were exceeded the maximum residue limits (MRL's). The most frequently detected pesticides were chlorpyrifos, cypermethrin, and carbendazim. The risk assessment studies for the only violated samples indicated seemingly that no possible human risks to consumers were observed according to the calculated Health Index (HI). However, pesticide residues must be regularly and widely monitored, in other fresh commodities and other governorates.

DOI

10.21608/ejchem.2021.106776.4920

Keywords

Horticultural crops, Monitoring, Pesticide Residues, Estimated Daily Intake, Risk assessment

Authors

First Name

Mohamed A.

Last Name

Ibrahim

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Affiliation

Central Laboratory of Residue Analysis of Pesticides and Heavy Metals in Food (QCAP), Agricultural Research Center (ARC), Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, 7, Nadi Elsaid Street, Dokki, Giza, Egypt.

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mohamedabdelfadel75@gmail.com

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First Name

Mohamed H.

Last Name

Belal

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Affiliation

Pesticide Department, Faculty of Agricultural, Cairo University, Egypt

Email

mbelal@actotrade.com

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First Name

Ibrahim

Last Name

Abdallah

MiddleName

Saleh

Affiliation

Assistant Professor, Department of Economic Entomology and Pesticides, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo

Email

isabdallah@yahoo.com

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First Name

Sanaa

Last Name

El-Sawi

MiddleName

Abd Elkader

Affiliation

Agriculture Research Centre, Central Laboratory of Residue Analysis of Pesticides and Heavy Metals in Foods, Ministry of Agriculture, Giza, 12311, Egypt

Email

naanaa206@gmail.com

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Volume

65

Article Issue

7

Related Issue

31861

Issue Date

2022-07-01

Receive Date

2021-11-20

Publish Date

2022-07-01

Page Start

429

Page End

439

Print ISSN

0449-2285

Online ISSN

2357-0245

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https://ejchem.journals.ekb.eg/article_209830.html

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https://ejchem.journals.ekb.eg/service?article_code=209830

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297

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Publication Title

Egyptian Journal of Chemistry

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https://ejchem.journals.ekb.eg/

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Monitoring and Risk Assessment of Pesticide Residues in Some locally produced Vegetables and Fruits

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22 Jan 2023