Original scientific paper

https://doi.org/10.24141/1/7/2/8

Distribution of pesticide residues between orange peel and pulp

Ljubica Hrnjkaš ; Croatian Institute of Public Health, Zagreb, Croatia
Aleksandar Racz orcid.org/0000-0002-3118-2623 ; University of Applied Health Sciences, Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

The aim of this paper was to prove the transfer of pesticide residues from the peel to the orange pulp if the presence of the pesticides is proven on the peel. For this purpose, the paper analy zed 48 samples of imported oranges and oranges of domestic origin in which the analyzes were focused on the detection of 88 active substances. The results confirmed the presence of 4 active substances: imazalil, chlorpyrifos, thiabendazole and bifenthrin, where the transfer of active substances was proven on 11 samples, and ranged from 20% to 30%.

Keywords

orange; transfer; pesticides; imazalil; chlorpyrifos; thiabendazole and bifenthrin

Hrčak ID:

256376

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/256376

Publication date:

23.4.2021.

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