Determination of Pesticides Residues in Cucumbers Grown in Greenhouse and the Effect of Some Procedures on Their Residues

Background: The objective of this study was to determine the residual concentrations of ethion and imidacloprid in cucumbers grown in greenhouse. The effect of some simple processing procedures on both ethion and imidacloprid residues were also studied. Methods: Ten active greenhouses that produ...

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Main Authors: Mostafa LEILI, Amin PIRMOGHANI, Mohammad Taghi SAMADI, Reza SHOKOOHI, Ghodratollah ROSHANAEI, Ali POORMOHAMMADI
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Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2016-12-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Public Health
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Online Access:https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/8351
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spelling doaj-6acb1ccc9b7d498a993d5fc28bf3f6fe2021-01-02T15:35:14ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesIranian Journal of Public Health2251-60852251-60932016-12-0145115054Determination of Pesticides Residues in Cucumbers Grown in Greenhouse and the Effect of Some Procedures on Their ResiduesMostafa LEILI0Amin PIRMOGHANI1Mohammad Taghi SAMADI2Reza SHOKOOHI3Ghodratollah ROSHANAEI4Ali POORMOHAMMADI5Dept. of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Student Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, IranDept. of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Student Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, IranDept. of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Student Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, IranDept. of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Student Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, IranModeling of Noncommunicable Diseases Research Center, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, IranSocial Development & Health Promotion Research Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran Background: The objective of this study was to determine the residual concentrations of ethion and imidacloprid in cucumbers grown in greenhouse. The effect of some simple processing procedures on both ethion and imidacloprid residues were also studied. Methods: Ten active greenhouses that produce cucumber were randomly selected. Ethion and imidacloprid as the most widely used pesticides were measured in cucumber samples of studied greenhouses. Moreover, the effect of storing, washing, and peeling as simple processing procedures on both ethion and imidacloprid residues were investigated. Results: One hour after pesticide application; the maximum residue levels (MRLs) of ethion and imidacloprid were higher than that of Codex standard level. One day after pesticide application, the levels of pesticides were decreased about 35 and 31% for ethion and imidacloprid, respectively, which still were higher than the MRL. Washing procedure led to about 51 and 42.5% loss in ethion and imidacloprid residues, respectively. Peeling procedure also led to highest loss of 93.4 and 63.7% in ethion and imidacloprid residues, respectively. The recovery for both target analytes was in the range between 88 and 102%. Conclusion: The residue values in collected samples one hour after pesticides application were higher than standard value. The storing, washing, and peeling procedures lead to the decrease of pesticide residues in greenhouse cucumbers. Among them, the peeling procedure has the greatest impact on residual reduction. Therefore, these procedures can be used as simple and effective processing techniques for reducing and removing pesticides from greenhouse products before their consumption.  https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/8351EthionImidaclopridGreenhouseCucumberResiduals
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author Mostafa LEILI
Amin PIRMOGHANI
Mohammad Taghi SAMADI
Reza SHOKOOHI
Ghodratollah ROSHANAEI
Ali POORMOHAMMADI
spellingShingle Mostafa LEILI
Amin PIRMOGHANI
Mohammad Taghi SAMADI
Reza SHOKOOHI
Ghodratollah ROSHANAEI
Ali POORMOHAMMADI
Determination of Pesticides Residues in Cucumbers Grown in Greenhouse and the Effect of Some Procedures on Their Residues
Iranian Journal of Public Health
Ethion
Imidacloprid
Greenhouse
Cucumber
Residuals
author_facet Mostafa LEILI
Amin PIRMOGHANI
Mohammad Taghi SAMADI
Reza SHOKOOHI
Ghodratollah ROSHANAEI
Ali POORMOHAMMADI
author_sort Mostafa LEILI
title Determination of Pesticides Residues in Cucumbers Grown in Greenhouse and the Effect of Some Procedures on Their Residues
title_short Determination of Pesticides Residues in Cucumbers Grown in Greenhouse and the Effect of Some Procedures on Their Residues
title_full Determination of Pesticides Residues in Cucumbers Grown in Greenhouse and the Effect of Some Procedures on Their Residues
title_fullStr Determination of Pesticides Residues in Cucumbers Grown in Greenhouse and the Effect of Some Procedures on Their Residues
title_full_unstemmed Determination of Pesticides Residues in Cucumbers Grown in Greenhouse and the Effect of Some Procedures on Their Residues
title_sort determination of pesticides residues in cucumbers grown in greenhouse and the effect of some procedures on their residues
publisher Tehran University of Medical Sciences
series Iranian Journal of Public Health
issn 2251-6085
2251-6093
publishDate 2016-12-01
description Background: The objective of this study was to determine the residual concentrations of ethion and imidacloprid in cucumbers grown in greenhouse. The effect of some simple processing procedures on both ethion and imidacloprid residues were also studied. Methods: Ten active greenhouses that produce cucumber were randomly selected. Ethion and imidacloprid as the most widely used pesticides were measured in cucumber samples of studied greenhouses. Moreover, the effect of storing, washing, and peeling as simple processing procedures on both ethion and imidacloprid residues were investigated. Results: One hour after pesticide application; the maximum residue levels (MRLs) of ethion and imidacloprid were higher than that of Codex standard level. One day after pesticide application, the levels of pesticides were decreased about 35 and 31% for ethion and imidacloprid, respectively, which still were higher than the MRL. Washing procedure led to about 51 and 42.5% loss in ethion and imidacloprid residues, respectively. Peeling procedure also led to highest loss of 93.4 and 63.7% in ethion and imidacloprid residues, respectively. The recovery for both target analytes was in the range between 88 and 102%. Conclusion: The residue values in collected samples one hour after pesticides application were higher than standard value. The storing, washing, and peeling procedures lead to the decrease of pesticide residues in greenhouse cucumbers. Among them, the peeling procedure has the greatest impact on residual reduction. Therefore, these procedures can be used as simple and effective processing techniques for reducing and removing pesticides from greenhouse products before their consumption. 
topic Ethion
Imidacloprid
Greenhouse
Cucumber
Residuals
url https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/8351
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