PERSISTENCE OF SOME PESTICIDES IN PEACH FRUIT

Authors
MINELLI EV ANGIONI A CABRAS P GARAU VL MELIS M PIRISI FM CABITZA F CUBEDDU M
Citation
Ev. Minelli et al., PERSISTENCE OF SOME PESTICIDES IN PEACH FRUIT, Italian journal of food sciences, 8(1), 1996, pp. 57-62
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Food Science & Tenology
Journal title
Italian journal of food sciences → ACNP
ISSN journal
11201770
Volume
8
Issue
1
Year of publication
1996
Pages
57 - 62
Database
ISI
SICI code
1120-1770(1996)8:1<57:POSPIP>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
The persistence of five pesticides (acephate, azinphos methyl, carbend azim, diazinon and dimethoate) in peach fruit was studied in real oper ating conditions. Pesticides showed different degradation rates. Diazi non was degraded with a half-life (t(1/2)) of 5.2 days, acephate, azin phos methyl and dimethoate with t(1/2) of ca 12 days and carbendazim w ith t(1/2) of 15.5 days. After the pre-harvest interval (PHI) all pest icide residues were within the limits established by Italian law.