Pesticide residues in vegetables and fruits from Istanbul by LC-MS/MS

Year 2022, , 303 - 315, 23.09.2022

Burcu Çakmak Sancar , Meryem Akhan , Muhsin Öztürk , Özer Ergün

https://doi.org/10.29050/harranziraat.1063811

Cited By: 5

Abstract

Selected pesticide active ingredients are used in various stages of production of fruits and vegetables in Turkey for the purpose of pest control. Due to their harm to humans, animals and the environment, pesticide active ingredients and their residue limits were determined by legal regulations. The aim of this study was to determine and highlight the pesticide residue risk in fruits and vegetables sold in markets and greengrocers and widely consumed in Istanbul, one of the most populated cities in Turkey. 393 pesticide active ingredients in 100 fruit and vegetable samples (tomatoes, green peppers, cucumbers, strawberries and apples in total) were screened using liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (LC–MS/MS) with Quick Easy Cheap Effective Rugged and Safe (QuEChERS) sample preparation method. The mean recoveries of the pesticides were between 76.5 % and 115.5 %, LOQ for them was 0.01 mg kg-1. Pesticide residue was detected in 43% of the samples. A total of 7 (7%) samples contained pesticide residues above maximum residue limit (MRL). While pesticide residues were detected above MRL in tomato, strawberry and cucumber samples; no pesticide residues were found above MRL in pepper and apple samples. In the samples analyzed, 42 different pesticide residues were detected, the most detected pesticide active substance in the samples examined was Acetamiprid. Phorate Sulfone, one of the banned pesticides, was detected in a strawberry sample.

Keywords

Pesticide residue, Agricultural products, Fruits, Vegetables, LC-MS/MS

Supporting Institution

İstanbul Esenyurt Üniversitesi

Thanks

The authors would like to thank the Istanbul Esenyurt University for financial support

İstanbul’da satışa sunulan bazı meyve ve sebzelerde LC-MS/MS ile pestisit kalıntılarının tespiti

Abstract

Türkiye'de meyve ve sebze üretiminin çeşitli aşamalarında zararlıların kontrolü amacıyla belirli pestisitler kullanılmaktadır. İnsanlara, hayvanlara ve çevreye zararlı etkilerinden dolayı pestisit etken maddeleri ve bunların kalıntı limitleri yasal düzenlemelerle belirlenmiştir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, Türkiye'nin en kalabalık şehri olan İstanbul'da market ve manavlarda satılan ve yaygın olarak tüketilen meyve ve sebzelerde pestisit kalıntılarının riskini belirlemek ve vurgulamaktır. 100 meyve ve sebze örneğinde 393 pestisit etken maddesi, QuEChERS numune hazırlama metoduyla kütle spektrometrisine bağlı sıvı kromatografisi (LC–MS/MS) kullanılarak taranmıştır. Pestisitlerin ortalama geri kazanımları %76.5 ve %115.5 arasında, LOQ değerleri ise 0.01 mg kg-1’dır. Örneklerin %43'ünde pestisit kalıntısı tespit edilmiştir, 7 (%7)’si maksimum kalıntı limitinin (MRL) üzerinde pestisit kalıntıları içermektedir. Domates, çilek ve salatalık örneklerinde MRL üzerinde pestisit kalıntısı tespit edilirken, biber ve elma örneklerinde MRL'nin üzerinde pestisit kalıntısına rastlanmamıştır. İncelenen örneklerde 42 farklı pestisit kalıntısı tespit edilmiştir, en çok tespit edilen pestisit etken maddesi ise Acetamiprid'dir. Yasaklı pestisitlerden biri olan Phorate Sulfone ise bir çilek örneğinde tespit edilmiştir.

Keywords

Pestisit kalıntısı, Tarım ürünleri, Meyveler, Sebzeler, LC-MS/MS

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