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Pesticides in essential oils and selected fragrance extracts. Some examples. A review
Author(s) -
Nikolic Nikola,
Höferl Martina,
Buchbauer Gerhard
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
flavour and fragrance journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.393
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1099-1026
pISSN - 0882-5734
DOI - 10.1002/ffj.3470
Subject(s) - chemistry , pesticide , essential oil , cosmetics , preservative , aromatherapy , traditional medicine , toxicology , food science , organic chemistry , biology , ecology , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology
Abstract The use of essential oils ( EO s) worldwide continues to rise, and EO s are already established in folk and western medicine as remedies against inflammation, respiratory diseases, and infections, and are used for aromatherapy, insect repellents, food preservatives, and in the perfume and cosmetics industries. Pesticide residues are already present in the environment, however, and are thus also found in the aromatic plants used for EO production. The control of pesticides in EO s is therefore essential, especially with the recent trends in EO consumption. This paper is an overview on possible methods used for the determination of pesticide residues in EO s, covering the work of the scientific community in the last 20–25 years.