bifenthrin and procymidone

The dissipation of six pesticides (carbendazim, thiabendazole, procymidone, bifenthrin, λ-cyhalothrin, and β-cyfluthrin) in shiitakes from cultivation to postharvest drying process was investigated, and the dietary exposure risk was estimated thereafter. The field trial study indicates that the half-lives of carbendazim, thiabendazole, and procymidone were much shorter than those of bifenthrin, λ-cyhalothrin, and β-cyfluthrin. Furthermore, the effects of two drying processes on the residues and processing factors (PFs) were investigated. The results showed that hot-air drying resulted in higher residues than sunlight exposure drying. Both drying processes led to pesticide residue concentration (with PF > 1), except for thiabendazole upon sunlight exposure treatment. The estimated daily intakes (EDIs) ranged from 0.06% of the acceptable daily intake (ADI) for thiabendazole to 42.43% of the ADI for procymidone. The results show that the six pesticide residues in dried shiitakes are still within acceptable levels for human consumption on the basis of a dietary risk assessment.

Topics: Benzimidazoles; Bridged Bicyclo Compounds; Carbamates; Diet; Environmental Monitoring; Food Contamination; Humans; Nitriles; Pesticide Residues; Pyrethrins; Reproducibility of Results; Risk Assessment; Shiitake Mushrooms; Thiabendazole

Eight pesticide residues in tomato samples collected in the area of Souss Massa Valley (Southern Morocco) were analyzed. The detected residue levels ranged from 0.001 to 0.400 mg kg(-1) for dicofol, from 0.003 to 0.170 mg kg(-1) for procymidone, from 0.001 to 0.250 mg kg(-1) for chlorothalonil, from 0.050 to 0.500 mg kg(-1) for bifenthrin, from 0.001 to 0.010 mg kg(-1) for λ-cyhalothrin, from 0.001 to 0.300 mg kg(-1) for cypermethrin, from 0.010 to 1 mg kg(-1) for deltamethrin and from 0.003 to 1.123 mg kg(-1) for endosulfan. European MRL for endosulfan in tomatoes set in 0.500 mg kg(-1), was exceeded in 8 samples, and MRL for deltamethrin set in 0.300 mg kg(-1) for tomatoes was exceeded in 2 samples.

Topics: Bridged Bicyclo Compounds; Dicofol; Endosulfan; Environmental Monitoring; Gardening; Morocco; Nitriles; Pesticide Residues; Pyrethrins; Solanum lycopersicum