Open AccessBio-Sensor Kit for Detection of Quantity of Pesticides in Fruits and Vegetables
Author(s) -
Pushkar Yadav
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal for research in applied science and engineering technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2321-9653
DOI - 10.22214/ijraset.2021.37063
Subject(s) - pesticide , agriculture , colorimetry , environmental science , toxicology , pesticide residue , crop , environmental chemistry , agricultural engineering , chemistry , agronomy , biology , chromatography , ecology , engineering
Pesticides are majorly used in agricultural fields for crop protection but even after having agricultural benefits it also has negative acute toxic effects on human beings and environment. Accumulation of these toxic substances in the living life cycle prove to be a source of diseases and causes of deaths if accumulated in higher concentration. This research involves a method to detect the quantity of pesticides accumulate in our edibles which we consume, so as to ensure the quality of food we eat. For this purpose, a colorimetry method can be used which is the application of beer-Lambert law (1) that measures the concentration of solute by measuring the loss of intensity of light which is passing through the solution.