Annales of National Institute of Hygiene/Roczniki Panstwowego Zakladu Higieny 2008-01-01

[Occurrence of plant protection product residues in apples in 2007].

Anna Machowska, Magdalena Słowik-Borowiec, Ewa Szpyrka, Stanisław Sadło

Index: Rocz. Panstw. Zakl. Hig. 59(3) , 293-300, (2008)

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Abstract

The aim of this paper was to present occurrence of plant protection product residues in apples in 2007. Gas chromatographic and spectroscopy methods were used. The most frequently found were fungicides: dithiocarbamate residues (18% of the analysed samples), captan residues (13%), pyrimethanil residues (6%) and insecticides: chlorpiryfos residues (6%), diazinon residues (6%) and pirimicarb residues (5%). 5.6% of analysed samples exceeded the national Maximum Residue Level established for apples. Violations were found for: flusilazole (n = 2), propiconazole (n = 2), cyprodinil (n = 1), dimethoate (n = 1), fenitrothion (n = 1).