Residues of pesticides in food: a global environmental preoccupation - Focussing on apples

Quimica nova

Queiroz, Sonia Claudia do Nascimento de¹  Jardim, Isabel Cristina Sales Fontes²  Andrade, Juliano de Almeida² 

[1] Embrapa Meio Ambiente, Jaguariúna, Brasil;Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, Brasil

关键词: pesticides;    apples;    multiresidue analysis in food.;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0100-40422009000400031

学科分类：化学（综合）

来源: Sociedade Brasileira de Quimica

【 摘 要 】

This paper describesthe use of pesticides in agriculture. Research has shown that significant quantitiesof pesticide residues have been found in many types of foods. Thus, an overviewis given of pesticide residue determinations in fruits and vegetables, withspecial attention to apples. The toxicity and the adverse effects possibly causedby the exposure of these compounds are alerting the scientific community todevelop studies about the validation of analytical methods for multiresiduepesticide determination in these samples. This review shows that pesticide-residuedetermination in apples is becoming a very important and challenging issue.

【 授权许可】

CC BY