Open AccessMonitoring of Pesticide Residues in Commonly Used Fruits and Vegetables in Bengaluru
Author(s) -
K.R. Sunaja Devi,
Mary Leethya
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
mapana journal of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0975-3303
DOI - 10.12723/mjs.41.4
Subject(s) - pesticide residue , pesticide , maximum residue limit , residue (chemistry) , contamination , gas chromatography–mass spectrometry , gas chromatography , toxicology , mass spectrometry , environmental science , environmental chemistry , chemistry , chromatography , biology , agronomy , ecology , biochemistry
Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and Liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (LC-MS) were used to evaluate the level of different pesticides in some commonly used fruits in Bengaluru region of Karnataka. Although most fruits and vegetable samples analyzed were found to be contaminated with pesticide residues, they were under maximum residue limit (MRL) after the salted water wash. Samples with residues above MRL may pose health hazards to the consumers. It may be due to lack of awareness of the farmers about the application dose, method of application and withholding period. The findings of this study provide important data about contamination of pesticide residue in some fruits and vegetables sold in Bengaluru.