Review of Pesticide Residue Analysis in Fruits and Vegetables. Pre-Treatment, Extraction and Detection Techniques
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A wide variety of pesticides have been used in agriculture to increase the yield, quality and extend the storage life of crops. However, the use of pesticide has been increased now a day due to the ever-increasing population and rapid urbanization. The continuous uses of these pesticides have resulted in contamination of the environment, crops and also caused potential risk to human health. For this reason, strict regulations are developed and regulated to monitor these compounds. To date, several techniques have been developed for the extraction and detection of pesticides, from traditional to advanced detection techniques. The present study delineates a comprehensive up to date overview of the available traditional methods (gas chromatography and high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with various detector) to advanced pre-treatment (polystyrene-coated magnetic nanoparticle) and detection (sensor development and nanotechnology) techniques used in the analysis of pesticides residue in various fruits and vegetables. Also, categorization of pesticides and its toxicity have been discussed.
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Samples for pesticide residue detection are trace amounts, so improving the sensitivity and detection limit of detection instruments and equipment has become the focus of researchers.
“however, the samples for pesticide residue detection are trace amounts, so improving the sensitivity and detection limit of detection instruments and equipment has become the focus of researchers [113].”
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Various countries have formulated maximum residue limit standards for pesticides.
“To solve the problem of pesticide residues, various countries have formulated the corresponding maximum residue limit (MRL) standards for pesticides;”
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- Authors
- Narenderan, S. T., Meyyanathan, S. N., & Babu, B.
- Affiliations
- JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research (IN)
- Corresponding author
- Narenderan, S.T.
- Venue
- Food Research International
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2020-07
- Volume
- 133
- Pages
- 109141
- ISSN
- 0963-9969 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W3010149727
- Cited by
- 413
- References
- 88
- Citations by year
- 2026: 49 · 2025: 81 · 2024: 74 · 2023: 71 · 2022: 68 · 2021: 52 · 2020: 18
- FWCI
- 4.42
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Food Research International (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Pesticide Residue Analysis and Safety
- Physical Sciences › Chemistry › Analytical Chemistry › Analytical chemistry methods development
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Pollution › Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies
- Keywords
- pesticide residues, fruits and vegetables, sample preparation, sample extraction, gas chromatography, HPLC, magnetic nanoparticles, sensors, nanotechnology, pesticide toxicity, food safety, environmental contamination
- MeSH terms
- Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid, Food Contamination, Fruit, Humans, Pesticide Residues, Vegetables
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