Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 2013-09-01

Washing effects of limonene on pesticide residues in green peppers.

Hai-Yan Lu, Yan Shen, Xing Sun, Hong Zhu, Xian-Jin Liu

Index: J. Sci. Food Agric. 93(12) , 2917-21, (2013)

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Abstract

The presence of pesticide residues in food has caused much concern. The low health risks and environmental impacts of limonene make it a very interesting solvent for use in green chemistry. Washing effects of limonene on pesticide residues of methyl chlorpyrifos, chlorothalonil, chlorpyrifos, fenpropathrin and deltamethrin were investigated in green pepper.Results showed that washing with a low concentration of limonene for 5 min (where LOQ is limit of quantitation) caused 53.67%,