Effects of ozone fumigation treatment on the removal of residual difenoconazole from strawberries and on their quality |
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| Authors: | Fernanda F. Heleno Maria Eliana L. R. de Queiroz Antônio Augusto Neves Romenique S. Freitas Lêda Rita A. Faroni André Fernando De Oliveira |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Chemistry , Federal University of Vi?osa , Vi?osa , Brazil;2. Department of Agricultural Engineering , Federal University of Vi?osa , Vi?osa , Brazil |
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| Abstract: | The effect of ozone fumigation on the reduction of difenoconazole residue on strawberries was studied. Strawberries were immersed in 1.0 L of aqueous solution containing 400 μL of the commercial product (250 g L?1 of difenoconazole) for 1 min. Then, they were dried and exposed to ozone gas (O3) at concentrations of 0.3, 0.6 and 0.8 mg L?1 for 1 h. The ozone fumigation treatments reduced the difenoconazole residue on strawberries to concentrations below 0.5 mg kg?1, which corresponds to a 95% reduction. The strawberries treated with ozone and the control group, which was not treated with ozone, were stored at 4°C for 10 days. Some characteristics of the fruit were monitored throughout this period. Among these, pH, weight loss and total color difference did not change significantly (P > 0.05). The fumigation with ozone significantly affected the soluble solids, titratable acidity and ascorbic acid content (vitamin C) of the strawberries preventing a sharp reduction of these parameters during storage. |
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| Keywords: | Strawberry pesticide residue degradation ozone fruit quality |
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