Monitoring of Seasonal Vegetables for Pesticide Residues

Market samples (60) of six seasonal vegetables were monitoredduring 1996–1997 to determine the magnitude of pesticidalcontamination. The estimation of insecticide residuesrepresenting four major chemical groups i.e. organochlorine,organophosphorous, synthetic pyrethroid and carbamate, was doneby adopting a multiresidue analytical technique employingGC-ECD and GC-NPD systems with capillary columns. The testedsamples showed 100% contamination with low but measurableamounts of residues. Among the four chemical groups, theorganophosphates were dominant followed by organochlorines,synthetic pyrethroids and carbamates. About 23% of the samplesshowed contamination with organophosphorous compounds abovetheir respective MRL values. More extensive studies coveringdifferent regions of Haryana state are suggested to get a clearidea of the magnitude of vegetable contamination with pesticideresidues.     

中药菊花中12种农药残留量的气相色谱检测方法研究

采用气相色谱仪同时检测中药菊花中12种有机磷和有机氯农药的残留量.用丙酮、石油醚(体积比为6:4)混合溶剂浸泡中药菊花2 h,超声振荡30 min,过滤;滤液经C18柱、石墨碳柱固相萃取、净化.采用电子捕获检测器、程序升温、SPB-5(30 m×0.25 mm×0.25 μm)毛细管柱气相色谱检测技术对菊花中12种农药残留进行分析.结果表明,12种农药残留在22 min内均可很好地得以分离,最低检出浓度为0.01～0.05 mg/L;12种农药的添加回收率为74.7%～100.6%,线性范围为0.1～10.0 mg/L,线性相关系数r2≥0.992 2.本文建立了中药菊花中12种农药残留量的气相色谱分析方法,符合农药多残留分析的要求.     

Magnitude of pesticidal contamination in winter vegetables from Hisar,Haryana

Monitoring of 80 winter vegetable samples during 1997–1998 for pesticidal contamination was carried out on GC-ECD and GC-NPD systems with capillary columns following multiresidueanalytical technique. The tested samples were found 100%contaminated with low but measurable amounts of pesticideresidues. Among the four major chemical groups, residue levels oforganophosphorous insecticides were highest followed bycarbamates, synthetic pyrethroids and organochlorines. About 32%of the samples showed contamination with organophosphorous andcarbamate insecticides above their respective MRL values. On thebasis of observations made in these studies, it is suggested thatmore extensive monitoring studies covering all vegetable cropsfrom different agro-climatic regions of the state be carried outto know exact level of pesticidal contamination, which may serveas basis for future policy on chemical use.