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Zhang F, Tang C, Zhu Y, Wang Q, Huang X, Yang C, He C, Zuo Z. Long-term exposure to aryl hydrocarbon receptor agonist neburon induces reproductive toxicity in male zebrafish (Danio rerio). J Environ Sci (China) 2024; 142:193-203. [PMID: 38527884 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2023.06.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2023] [Revised: 06/24/2023] [Accepted: 06/25/2023] [Indexed: 03/27/2024]
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Neburon is a phenylurea herbicide that is widely used worldwide, but its toxicity is poorly studied. In our previous study, we found that neburon has strong aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) agonist activity, but whether it causes reproductive toxicity is not clear. In the present study, zebrafish were conducted as a model organism to evaluate whether environmental concentrations of neburon (0.1, 1 and 10 µg/L) induce reproductive disorder in males. After exposure to neburon for 150 days from embryo to adult, that the average spawning egg number in high concentration group was 106.40, which was significantly lower than 193.00 in control group. This result was mainly due to the abnormal male reproductive behavior caused by abnormal transcription of genes associated with reproductive behavior in the brain, such as secretogranin-2a. The proportions of spermatozoa in the medium and high concentration groups were 82.40% and 83.84%, respectively, which were significantly lower than 89.45% in control group. This result was mainly caused by hormonal disturbances and an increased proportion of apoptotic cells. The hormonal disruption was due to the significant changes in the transcription levels of key genes in the hypothalamus-pituitary-gonadal axis following neburon treatment. Neburon treatment also significantly activated the AhR signaling pathway, causing oxidative stress damage and eventually leading to a significant increase in apoptosis in the exposed group. Together, these data filled the currently more vacant profile of neburon toxicity and might provide information to assess the ecotoxicity of neburon on male reproduction at environmentally relevant concentrations.
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- Fucong Zhang
- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China.
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Shao X, Zhao Q, Xia J, Xie M, Li Q, Tang Y, Gu X, Ning X, Geng S, Fu J, Tian S. Ag-modified CuO cavity arrays as a SERS-electrochemical dual signal platform for thiram detection. Talanta 2024; 274:125989. [PMID: 38537357 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2024.125989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2023] [Revised: 03/16/2024] [Accepted: 03/22/2024] [Indexed: 05/04/2024]
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Rapid and sensitive determination of pesticide residues in fruits and vegetables is critical for human health and ecosystems. This paper used an Ag-modified CuO sphere-cavity array (CuO@Ag) electrode as a thiram SERS/electrochemical dual readout detection platform. Numerous Raman "hotspots" generated by uniformly distributed silver nanoparticles, charge transfer at the CuO@Ag interface, and the formation of Ag-thiram complexes contribute to the significant enhancement of this SERS substrate, which results in excellent SERS performance with an enhancement factor up to 1.42 × 106. When using SERS as the readout technique, the linear range of the substrate for thiram detection was 0.05-20 nM with a detection limit (LOD) of up to 0.0067 nM. Meanwhile, a correlation between the value of change in current density and thiram concentration was established due to the formation of stable complexes of thiram with Cu2+ generated at specific potentials. The linear range of electrochemical detection was 0.05-20.0 μM, and the detection limit was 0.0167 μM. The newly devised dual-readout sensor offers notable sensitivity and stability. The two signal readout methods complement each other in terms of linear range and detection limit, making it a convenient tool for assessing thiram residue levels in agro-food. At the same time, the combination of commercially available portable equipment makes on-site monitoring possible.
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- Xinyi Shao
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nantong University, Nantong, 226019, Jiangsu, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nantong University, Nantong, 226019, Jiangsu, PR China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nantong University, Nantong, 226019, Jiangsu, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nantong University, Nantong, 226019, Jiangsu, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nantong University, Nantong, 226019, Jiangsu, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nantong University, Nantong, 226019, Jiangsu, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nantong University, Nantong, 226019, Jiangsu, PR China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nantong University, Nantong, 226019, Jiangsu, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nantong University, Nantong, 226019, Jiangsu, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nantong University, Nantong, 226019, Jiangsu, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nantong University, Nantong, 226019, Jiangsu, PR China.
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Averkiev A, Rodriguez RD, Fatkullin M, Lipovka A, Yang B, Jia X, Kanoun O, Sheremet E. Towards solving the reproducibility crisis in surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy-based pesticide detection. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 935:173262. [PMID: 38768719 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.173262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2024] [Revised: 05/08/2024] [Accepted: 05/13/2024] [Indexed: 05/22/2024]
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Growing concerns about pesticide residues in agriculture are pushing the scientific community to develop innovative and efficient methods for detecting these substances at low concentrations down to the molecular level. In this context, surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) is a powerful analytical method that has so far already undergone some validation for its effectiveness in pesticide detection. However, despite its great potential, SERS faces significant difficulties obtaining reproducible and accurate pesticide spectra, particularly for some of the most widely used pesticides, such as malathion, chlorpyrifos, and imidacloprid. Those inconsistencies can be attributed to several factors, such as interactions between pesticides and SERS substrates and the variety of substrates and solvents used. In addition, differences in the equipment used to obtain SERS spectra and the lack of standards for control experiments further complicate the reproducibility and reliability of SERS data. This review systematically discusses the problems mentioned above, including a comprehensive analysis of the challenges in precisely evaluating SERS spectra for pesticide detection. We not only point out the existing limitations of the method, which can be traced in previous review works, but also offer practical recommendations to improve the quality and comparability of SERS spectra, thereby expanding the potential applications of the method in such an essential field as pesticide detection.
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- Tomsk Polytechnic University, Lenina ave. 30, Tomsk, Russia
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering/State Key Laboratory Incubation Base for Green Processing of Chemical Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang 832003, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering/State Key Laboratory Incubation Base for Green Processing of Chemical Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang 832003, China.
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- Professorship of Measurement and Sensor Technology, Chemnitz University of Technology, Chemnitz 09126, Germany
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Yang ST, Cao YW, Zeng ZY, Gang Z, Chen M, Du BY, Su MM, Yang ZH, Tang ZH, Zeng YL. Determination of Azole Fungicide Residues in Fresh Juice by Magnetic Solid Phase Extraction Based on Fe3O4@ZnAl-LDH@MIL-53(Al) Sorbent in Combination with High-Performance Liquid Chromatograph. J Chromatogr Sci 2024:bmae029. [PMID: 38757928 DOI: 10.1093/chromsci/bmae029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2023] [Revised: 03/26/2024] [Indexed: 05/18/2024]
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In this work, a magnetic adsorption material based on metal-organic framework (Fe3O4@ZnAl-LDH@MIL-53(Al)) was synthesized and used as an adsorbent in the process of magnetic solid phase extraction. Then, a high-performance liquid chromatograph was used to quantitatively detect triazole fungicides in samples. In order to verify the successful preparation of the material, a series of characterization analyses were carried out. Besides, the key parameters that may affect the extraction efficiency have been optimized, and under optimal conditions the three triazole fungicides showed good linearity in the range of 10-1000 μg/L (R2 ≥ 0.9796); Limit of detections were ranged from 0.013 to 0.030 μg/mL. Finally, the established method was applied to the detection of triazole fungicides in four fresh juice samples. The results showed that the target analyte was not detected in all the test samples. By detecting the recoveries (73.3-104.3%) and coefficient variation (RSD ≤ 6.8%) of triazole fungicides in fortified samples, it proved that this established method meets the requirements of pesticide residue analysis and showed excellent application potential.
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- Shu-Tong Yang
- College of Plant Science and Technology, Department of Plant Protection, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- College of Plant Science and Technology, Department of Plant Protection, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- College of Plant Science and Technology, Department of Plant Protection, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- College of Plant Science and Technology, Department of Plant Protection, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- College of Plant Science and Technology, Department of Plant Protection, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- College of Plant Science and Technology, Department of Plant Protection, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- College of Plant Science and Technology, Department of Plant Protection, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- College of Plant Science and Technology, Department of Plant Protection, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
- Hainan Institute for Food Control, Key Laboratory of Tropical Fruits and Vegetables Quality and Safety for State Market Regulation, Haikou 570314, China
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- National Key Laboratory for Germplasm Innovation & Utilization of Horticultural Crops, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Hainan Institute for Food Control, Key Laboratory of Tropical Fruits and Vegetables Quality and Safety for State Market Regulation, Haikou 570314, China
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Wang X, Jiang S, Liu Z, Sun X, Zhang Z, Quan X, Zhang T, Kong W, Yang X, Li Y. Integrated surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy and convolutional neural network for quantitative and qualitative analysis of pesticide residues on pericarp. Food Chem 2024; 440:138214. [PMID: 38150903 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2023.138214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2023] [Revised: 12/07/2023] [Accepted: 12/12/2023] [Indexed: 12/29/2023]
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Pesticide residue poses a significant global public health concern, necessitating improved detection methods. Here, a novel platform was introduced based on surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) to detect ten distinct types of pesticides. Notably, the sensitivity of this approach is exemplified by detecting trace amounts of 50 pM (10 ppt) thiabendazole. The correlation between the characteristic peak intensity of coexisting pesticides and their concentrations displays an exceptional linear relationship (R2 = 0.9999), underscoring its utility for quantitative mixed pesticide detection. Additionally, qualitative analysis of five mixed pesticides was conducted leveraging distinctive peak labeling. Harnessing machine learning techniques, a model for classifying and predicting pesticides on pericarps was developed. Remarkably, the convolutional neural network achieved classification accuracy of 100 % and prediction accuracy of 99.62 %. This innovative approach accurately identifies and quantifies diverse pesticides, thus offering a feasible scheme for in-situ detection of pesticide residues. Ultimately, this strategy contributes to ensuring food safety and public health.
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- Xiaotong Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Frigid Zone Cardiovascular Diseases (SKLFZCD), College of Pharmacy, Harbin Medical University, Baojian Road No. 157, Harbin 150081, Heilongjiang, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Frigid Zone Cardiovascular Diseases (SKLFZCD), College of Pharmacy, Harbin Medical University, Baojian Road No. 157, Harbin 150081, Heilongjiang, China
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- College of Bioinformatics Science and Technology, Harbin Medical University, Heilongjiang 150081, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Frigid Zone Cardiovascular Diseases (SKLFZCD), College of Pharmacy, Harbin Medical University, Baojian Road No. 157, Harbin 150081, Heilongjiang, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Frigid Zone Cardiovascular Diseases (SKLFZCD), College of Pharmacy, Harbin Medical University, Baojian Road No. 157, Harbin 150081, Heilongjiang, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Frigid Zone Cardiovascular Diseases (SKLFZCD), College of Pharmacy, Harbin Medical University, Baojian Road No. 157, Harbin 150081, Heilongjiang, China
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- College of Bioinformatics Science and Technology, Harbin Medical University, Heilongjiang 150081, China
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- College of Bioinformatics Science and Technology, Harbin Medical University, Heilongjiang 150081, China
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- College of Bioinformatics Science and Technology, Harbin Medical University, Heilongjiang 150081, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Frigid Zone Cardiovascular Diseases (SKLFZCD), College of Pharmacy, Harbin Medical University, Baojian Road No. 157, Harbin 150081, Heilongjiang, China; Research Unit of Health Sciences and Technology (HST), Faculty of Medicine University of Oulu, 2125B, Aapistie 5A, 90220 Oulu, Finland; Genomics Research Center (Key Laboratory of Gut Microbiota and Pharmacogenomics of Heilongjiang Province), College of Pharmacy, Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150081, China.
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Mankoti M, Meena SS, Mohanty A. Exploring the potential of eco-friendly carbon dots in monitoring and remediation of environmental pollutants. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2024:10.1007/s11356-024-33448-x. [PMID: 38713351 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-024-33448-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2024] [Accepted: 04/19/2024] [Indexed: 05/08/2024]
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Photoluminescent carbon dots (CDs) have garnered significant interest owing to their distinctive optical and electronic properties. In contrast to semiconductor quantum dots, which incorporated toxic elements in their composition, CDs have emerged as a promising alternative, rendering them suitable for both environmental and biological applications. CDs exhibit astonishing features, including photoluminescence, charge transfer, quantum confinement effect, and biocompatibility. Recently, CDs derived from green sources have drawn a lot of attention due to their strong photostability, reduced toxicity, better biocompatibility, enhanced fluorescence, and simplicity. These attributes have shown great promise in the areas of LED technology, bioimaging, photocatalysis, drug delivery, biosensing, and antibacterial activity. In contrast, this review offers a comprehensive overview of various green sources utilized to produce CDs and methodologies, along with their merits and demerits, with a notable emphasis on physiochemical properties. Additionally, the paper provides insight into the bibliometric analysis and recent advancements of CDs in sensing, photocatalysis, and antibacterial activity. In this field, extensive research is underway, and a total of 7,438 articles have been identified. Among these, 4242 articles are dedicated to sensing applications, while 1518 and 1678 focus on adsorption and degradation. Carbon dots demonstrate exceptional sensing capabilities within the nanomolar range with a selectivity of up to 95% for pollutants. They exhibit excellent degradation efficiency exceeding 90% within 10-130 min and possess an adsorption capacity from 100 to 800 mg/g. These fascinating qualities render them suitable for diverse applications.
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- Megha Mankoti
- Department of Biotechnology, Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, Punjab, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, Punjab, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, Punjab, India.
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Parihar A, Sharma P, Choudhary NK, Khan R, Mostafavi E. Internet-of-things-integrated molecularly imprinted polymer-based electrochemical nano-sensors for pesticide detection in the environment and food products. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2024; 351:124029. [PMID: 38663510 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2024.124029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2023] [Revised: 01/28/2024] [Accepted: 04/21/2024] [Indexed: 05/03/2024]
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To ensure environmental and health safety, relevant pollutants such as pesticides must be screened thoroughly to set their permissible limit. Various approaches have been used to identify pesticides such as capillary electrophoresis, gas and liquid-liquid chromatography, high-performance liquid chromatography, and enzyme-linked immune-absorbent tests. However, these techniques have some drawbacks, including time-consuming difficult steps, expensive bulky equipment, expert personnel, and a lack of selectivity. Recent advances in the field of biosensing have introduced biosensors for the onsite detection of pesticides which offer several advantages including rapid, simple, selective, sensitive, low-cost operation, and on-site detection. With the advent of molecularly imprinted polymer which substituted the traditional biorecognition elements (BREs) such as enzymes and antibodies, biosensors' sensitivity, selectivity, and reproducibility enhanced many folds. Molecularly imprinted polymers (MIP) are artificial polymer molecules that resemble natural BREs. They are synthesized when functional monomers are polymerized in the presence of a target analyte. Owing to the advantages of MIP, in this paper, the development of MIP-based electrochemical biosensors for pesticide detection is reviewed critically. A brief introduction to pesticides and the use of MIPs-based electrochemical sensors for pesticide detection is presented along with pros and cons. Further, Internet of Things (IoT) integrated MIP-based nanosensors for pesticide detection and information distribution have been discussed. In the end, future perspectives and challenges while implementing MIP-based nanosensors for onsite pesticide recognition have eventually been highlighted.
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- Arpana Parihar
- Industrial Waste Utilization, Nano and Biomaterials, CSIR-Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute (AMPRI), Hoshangabad Road, Bhopal, 462026, MP, India.
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- NIMS Institute of Allied Medical Science and Technology, NIMS University, Jaipur, 303121, Rajasthan, India
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- NIMS Institute of Allied Medical Science and Technology, NIMS University, Jaipur, 303121, Rajasthan, India
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- Industrial Waste Utilization, Nano and Biomaterials, CSIR-Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute (AMPRI), Hoshangabad Road, Bhopal, 462026, MP, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India
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- Stanford Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA; Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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Jia Q, Liao GQ, Chen L, Qian YZ, Yan X, Qiu J. Pesticide residues in animal-derived food: Current state and perspectives. Food Chem 2024; 438:137974. [PMID: 37979266 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2023.137974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2023] [Revised: 11/02/2023] [Accepted: 11/10/2023] [Indexed: 11/20/2023]
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Pesticides are widely used in the cultivation and breeding of agricultural products all over the world. However, their direct use or indirect pollution in animal breeding may lead to residual accumulation, migration, and metabolism in animal-derived foods, posing potential health risks to humans through the food chain. Therefore, it is necessary to detect pesticide residues in animal-derived food using simple, reliable, and sensitive methods. This review summarizes sample extraction and clean-up methods, as well as the instrumental determination technologies such as chromatography and chromatography-mass spectrometry for residual analysis in animal-derived foods, including meat, eggs and milk. Additionally, we perspectives on the future of this field. This information aims to assist relevant researchers in this area, contribute to the development of ideas and novel technical methods for residual detection, metabolic research and risk assessment of pesticides in animal-derived food.
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- Qi Jia
- Institute of Quality Standards and Testing Technology for Agro-Products, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China; Key Laboratory of Agri-food Quality and Safety, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100081, China.
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- Institute of Quality Standards and Testing Technology for Agro-Products, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China; Key Laboratory of Agri-food Quality and Safety, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100081, China.
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- Institute of Quality Standards and Testing Technology for Agro-Products, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China; Key Laboratory of Agri-food Quality and Safety, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100081, China
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- Institute of Quality Standards and Testing Technology for Agro-Products, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China; Key Laboratory of Agri-food Quality and Safety, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100081, China
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- New Hope Liuhe Co., Ltd./Key Laboratory of Feed and Livestock and Poultry Products Quality & Safety Control, Ministry of Agriculture, Chengdu, Sichuan 610023, China.
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- Institute of Quality Standards and Testing Technology for Agro-Products, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China; Key Laboratory of Agri-food Quality and Safety, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100081, China.
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Zhai K, Sun L, Nguyen THD, Lin M. Facile synthesis of gold nanostars for the duplex detection of pesticide residues in grapes using SERS. J Food Sci 2024; 89:2512-2521. [PMID: 38380711 DOI: 10.1111/1750-3841.16986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2023] [Revised: 01/19/2024] [Accepted: 02/01/2024] [Indexed: 02/22/2024]
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In recent years, concerns have been raised regarding the contamination of grapes with pesticide residues. As consumer demand for safer food products grows, regular monitoring of pesticide residues in food has become essential. This study sought to develop a rapid and sensitive technique for detecting two specific pesticides (phosmet and paraquat) present on the grape surface using the surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) method. Gold nanostars (AuNS) particles were synthesized, featuring spiky tips that act as hot spots for localized surface plasmon resonance, thereby enhancing Raman signals. Additionally, the roughened surface of AuNS increases the surface area, resulting in improved interactions between the substrate and analyte molecules. Prominent Raman peaks of mixed contaminants were acquired and used to characterize and quantify the pesticides. It was observed that the SERS intensity of the Raman peaks changed in proportion to the concentration ratio of phosmet and paraquat. Moreover, AuNS exhibited superior SERS enhancement compared to gold nanoparticles. The results demonstrate that the lowest detectable concentration for both pesticides on grape surfaces is 0.5 mg/kg. These findings suggest that SERS coupled with AuNS constitutes a practical and promising approach for detecting and quantifying trace contaminants in food. PRACTICAL APPLICATION: This research established a novel surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) method coupled with a simplified extraction protocol and gold nanostar substrates to detect trace levels of pesticides in fresh produce. The detection limits meet the maximum residue limits set by the EPA. This substrate has great potential for rapid measurements of chemical contaminants in foods.
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- Kairui Zhai
- Food Science Program, Division of Food, Nutrition & Exercise Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA
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- Food Science Program, Division of Food, Nutrition & Exercise Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA
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- Institute of Biotechnology and Food Technology, Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- Food Science Program, Division of Food, Nutrition & Exercise Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA
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Rohani FG, Mahdavi V, Assari MJ. Pesticide residues in fresh Mazafati date fruit, soil, and water, and assessment of potential health risks to consumers. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2024; 31:25227-25237. [PMID: 38468010 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-024-32760-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2023] [Accepted: 02/29/2024] [Indexed: 03/13/2024]
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A quantitative method based on quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged, and safe technique (QuEChERS) sample extraction and ultra-performance liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC-MS/MS) was evolved for the determination of 47 pesticide residues in fresh Mazafati date fruits from Bam City of Kerman Province, Iran. The recoveries for selected pesticides ranged from 88 to 110% with a relative standard deviation (RSD) of less than 20% at concentrations of 0.05 and 0.1 mg kg-1. The proposed method had a linear range from the limit of quantification (LOQ) to 1.00 mg kg-1, and the LOQ of the 47 pesticides was ≤ 0.005 mg kg-1. The coefficients of determination (R2) were more than 0.99. This technique was used on 12 fresh date fruits samples, three water samples, and three soil samples with three replications per sample. Forty-seven pesticide were detected collectively, but only diazinon was detected in the date fruit samples. The mean value of diazinon residues was 0.037 mg kg-1, and the concentration of diazinon in most samples was below the national maximum residue limit (MRL) for date fruit (0.05 mg kg-1). Among the pesticides measured, diazinon residues were also detected in the water samples, but not in the soil samples. The dietary intake assessment showed no health risk to humans from the consumption of fresh date fruit concerning the pesticides investigated.
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- Fatemeh Ganjeizadeh Rohani
- Plant Protection Research Department, Kerman Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Kerman, Iran.
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- Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Tehran, Iran
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- Plant Protection Research Department, Kerman Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Kerman, Iran
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Peng B, Xie Y, Lai Q, Liu W, Ye X, Yin L, Zhang W, Xiong S, Wang H, Chen H. Pesticide residue detection technology for herbal medicine: current status, challenges, and prospects. ANAL SCI 2024; 40:581-597. [PMID: 38367162 DOI: 10.1007/s44211-024-00515-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2023] [Accepted: 01/17/2024] [Indexed: 02/19/2024]
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The domains of cancer therapy, disease prevention, and health care greatly benefit from the use of herbal medicine. Herbal medicine has become the mainstay of developing characteristic agriculture in the planting area increasing year by year. One of the most significant factors in affecting the quality of herbal medicines is the pesticide residue problem caused by pesticide abuse during the cultivation of herbal medicines. It is urgent to solve the problem of detecting pesticide residues in herbal medicines efficiently and rapidly. In this review, we provide a comprehensive description of the various methods used for pesticide residue testing, including optical detection, the enzyme inhibition rate method, molecular detection methods, enzyme immunoassays, lateral immunochromatographic, nanoparticle-based detection methods, colorimetric immunosensor, chemiluminescence immunosensor, smartphone-based immunosensor, etc. On this basis, we systematically analyze the mechanisms and some of the findings of the above detection strategies and discuss the challenges and prospects associated with the development of pesticide residue detection tools.
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- Bin Peng
- Guangzhou Huashang Vocational College, Guangzhou, 510000, China
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- Guangdong Agriculture Industry Business Polytechnic, Guangzhou, 510000, China
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- Guangzhou Huashang Vocational College, Guangzhou, 510000, China
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- Guangdong Agriculture Industry Business Polytechnic, Guangzhou, 510000, China
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- Guangzhou Huashang Vocational College, Guangzhou, 510000, China
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- Guangzhou Huashang Vocational College, Guangzhou, 510000, China
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- Guangzhou Huashang Vocational College, Guangzhou, 510000, China
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- Guangzhou Huashang Vocational College, Guangzhou, 510000, China
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- Guangdong Haid Group Co., Ltd, Guangzhou, 510000, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, 518055, China.
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Wen L, Huang Y, Sun Z, Shi S, Xie X, He Z, Liu X. Development of alkaline phosphatase-linked single-chain variable fragment fusion proteins for one-step immunodetection of deoxynivalenol in cereals. Anal Bioanal Chem 2024:10.1007/s00216-024-05241-9. [PMID: 38491149 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-024-05241-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2023] [Revised: 02/22/2024] [Accepted: 03/05/2024] [Indexed: 03/18/2024]
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Deoxynivalenol (DON) is a mycotoxin that widely distributes in various foods and seriously threatens food safety. To minimize the consumers' dietary exposure to DON, there is an urgent demand for developing rapid and sensitive detection methods for DON in food. In this study, a bifunctional single-chain variable fragment (scFv) linked alkaline phosphatase (ALP) fusion protein was developed for rapid and sensitive detection of deoxynivalenol (DON). The scFv gene was chemically synthesized and cloned into the expression vector pET25b containing the ALP gene by homologous recombination. The prokaryotic expression, purification, and activity analysis of fusion proteins (scFv-ALP and ALP-scFv) were well characterized and performed. The interactions between scFv and DON were investigated by computer-assisted simulation, which included hydrogen bonds, hydrophobic interactions, and van der Waals forces. The scFv-ALP which showed better bifunctional activity was selected for developing a direct competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (dc-ELISA) for DON in cereals. The dc-ELISA takes 90 min for one test and exhibits a half inhibitory concentration (IC50) of 11.72 ng/mL, of which the IC50 was 3.08-fold lower than that of the scFv-based dc-ELISA. The developed method showed high selectivity for DON, and good accuracy was obtained from the spike experiments. Furthermore, the detection results of actual cereal samples analyzed by the method correlated well with that determined by high-performance liquid chromatography (R2=0.97165). These results indicated that the scFv-ALP is a promising bifunctional probe for developing the one-step colorimetric immunoassay, providing a new strategy for rapid and sensitive detection of DON in cereals.
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- Li Wen
- School of Food Science and Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, China.
- Hainan College of Economics and Business, Haikou, 571127, China.
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, China.
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Chaudhary V, Kumar M, Chauhan C, Sirohi U, Srivastav AL, Rani L. Strategies for mitigation of pesticides from the environment through alternative approaches: A review of recent developments and future prospects. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2024; 354:120326. [PMID: 38387349 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.120326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2023] [Revised: 01/14/2024] [Accepted: 02/08/2024] [Indexed: 02/24/2024]
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Chemical-based peticides are having negative impacts on both the healths of human beings and plants as well. The World Health Organisation (WHO), reported that each year, >25 million individuals in poor nations are having acute pesticide poisoning cases along with 20,000 fatal injuries at global level. Normally, only ∼0.1% of the pesticide reaches to the intended targets, and rest amount is expected to come into the food chain/environment for a longer period of time. Therefore, it is crucial to reduce the amounts of pesticides present in the soil. Physical or chemical treatments are either expensive or incapable to do so. Hence, pesticide detoxification can be achieved through bioremediation/biotechnologies, including nano-based methodologies, integrated approaches etc. These are relatively affordable, efficient and environmentally sound methods. Therefore, alternate strategies like as advanced biotechnological tools like as CRISPR Cas system, RNAi and genetic engineering for development of insects and pest resistant plants which are directly involved in the development of disease- and pest-resistant plants and indirectly reduce the use of pesticides. Omics tools and multi omics approaches like metagenomics, genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics for the efficient functional gene mining and their validation for bioremediation of pesticides also discussed from the literatures. Overall, the review focuses on the most recent advancements in bioremediation methods to lessen the effects of pesticides along with the role of microorganisms in pesticides elimination. Further, pesticide detection is also a big challenge which can be done by using HPLC, GC, SERS, and LSPR ELISA etc. which have also been described in this review.
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- Veena Chaudhary
- Department of Chemistry, Meerut College, Meerut, Uttar-Pradesh, India
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- Department of Floriculture and Landscaping Architecture, College of Horticulture, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Floriculture and Landscaping Architecture, College of Horticulture, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- National Institute of Plant Genome Research, New Delhi, India
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- Chitkara University School of Engineering and Technology, Chitkara University, Himachal Pradesh, India.
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- Chitkara School of Pharmacy, Chitkara University, Himachal Pradesh, India
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Kamalesh R, Karishma S, Saravanan A. Progress in environmental monitoring and mitigation strategies for herbicides and insecticides: A comprehensive review. CHEMOSPHERE 2024; 352:141421. [PMID: 38360415 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.141421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2023] [Revised: 01/24/2024] [Accepted: 02/07/2024] [Indexed: 02/17/2024]
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Herbicides and insecticides are pervasively applied in agricultural sector to increase the yield by controlling or eliminating bug vermin and weeds. Although, resistance development occurs, direct and indirect impact on human health and ecosystem is clearly visible. Normally, herbicides and pesticides are water soluble in nature; accordingly, it is hard to decrease their deadliness and to dis-appear them from the environment. They are profoundly specific, and considered as poisonous to various peoples in agricultural and industrial work places. In order to substantially reduce the harmful impacts, it is crucial to thoroughly examine the detection and mitigation measures for these compounds. The primary objective of this paper is to provide an overview of various herbicide and pesticide detection techniques and associated remedial techniques. A short summary on occurrence and harmful effects of herbicides/insecticides on ecosystem has been included to the study. The conventional and advanced, rapid techniques for the detection of insecticides and herbicides were described in detail. A detailed overview on several mitigation strategies including advanced oxidation, adsorption, electrochemical process, and bioremediation as well as the mechanism behind the strategic approaches to reduce the effects of growing pesticide pollution has been emphasized. Regardless of the detection techniques and mitigation strategies, the recent advances employed, obstacles, and perspectives have been discussed in detail.
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- R Kamalesh
- Department of Biotechnology, Saveetha School of Engineering, SIMATS, Chennai, 602105, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Saveetha School of Engineering, SIMATS, Chennai, 602105, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Saveetha School of Engineering, SIMATS, Chennai, 602105, India.
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Pszczolińska K, Barchańska H, Lalek D. Comprehensive multiresidue chromatographic methods for monitoring pesticides in agricultural areas and corresponding plant protection zones. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2024; 344:123422. [PMID: 38272170 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2024.123422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2023] [Revised: 01/19/2024] [Accepted: 01/20/2024] [Indexed: 01/27/2024]
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This article reports a comprehensive analytical method for the identification and quantification of a broad range of pesticides in green plant crops. The sample preparation method for pesticides involved an optimization of the QuEChERS-based extraction protocol, with sample mass, volume of added water, and the type of cleanup sorbent as variables. A sorbent combination based on ENVI-Carb and ChloroFiltr was examined. A highly efficient method was developed for the purification of plant extracts with 900 mg MgSO4, 150 mg PSA, and 15 mg ENVI-Carb at the d-SPE stage, combined with gas chromatography and liquid tandem mass spectrometry for the determination of 197 pesticides in crop plants containing chlorophyll. The method was validated in accordance with the requirements of international guidelines SANTE/11312/2021. The method was applied to quantify pesticide residues in 29 pairs of green crop plants and plants from the corresponding crop protection zone to verify whether the zones are effective barriers to prevent pesticides from penetrating outside agricultural areas. The number and types of agrochemical preparations were chosen by farmers. In total, more than 60 one- and several-component pesticide formulations were applied to the crops included in the study. The pesticide residues were detected in 21 crop samples and 3 samples from protection zones. Epoxiconazole, an active substance that was banned for use in 2021, was found in a spring barley sample. Based on the conducted research, the effectiveness of the protection zones has been clearly demonstrated, and it has been proven that environmental migration of pesticides and unauthorized agricultural practices pose a risk to ecosystems.
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- Klaudia Pszczolińska
- Institute of Plant Protection - National Research Institute Branch Sośnicowice, 44-153, Sośnicowice, Gliwicka 29, Poland.
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- Silesian University of Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, B. Krzywoustego 6, 44-100, Gliwice, Poland.
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- Institute of Plant Protection - National Research Institute Branch Sośnicowice, 44-153, Sośnicowice, Gliwicka 29, Poland.
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Li A, Wang C, Wu Z, Liu Y, Hao Z, Lu C, Chen H. Development of a Cation Exchange SPE-HILIC-MS/MS Method for the Determination of Ningnanmycin Residues in Tea and Chrysanthemum. Foods 2024; 13:635. [PMID: 38472748 DOI: 10.3390/foods13050635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2024] [Revised: 02/13/2024] [Accepted: 02/14/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024] Open
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Ningnanmycin is a widely used antibiotic in agricultural production that effectively controls fungal and viral diseases in tea trees and chrysanthemums. The polarity characteristic of ningnanmycin has posed limitations on the development of robust detection methods, thereby hindering effective monitoring and control measures. By combining cation exchange solid phase extraction (SPE) with hydrophilic interaction chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (HILIC-MS/MS), we have effectively tackled the issue pertaining to the separation and retention of ningnanmycin. The average recoveries of ningnanmycin in green tea, black tea, and chrysanthemum were 77.3-82.0%, 80.1-81.5%, and 74.0-80.0%, respectively. The intraday and interday relative standard deviations (RSDs) were below and equal to 7.7%. Good linearity was observed in the concentration range of 1-1000 μg/L (R2 > 0.998). The limits of detection (LODs) ranged from 1.1 μg/kg to 7.1 μg/kg, and the limits of quantification (LOQs) ranged from 3.6 μg/kg to 23.7 μg/kg for ningnanmycin. These results indicate the good accuracy, repeatability, reproducibility, and sensitivity of the method. It is suitable for detecting ningnanmycin in tea and chrysanthemum.
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- Aiping Li
- Tea Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310008, China
- Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- Tea Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310008, China
- Laboratory of Quality and Safety Risk Assessment for Tea Products (Hangzhou), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Hangzhou 310008, China
- Key Laboratory of Tea Quality and Safety Control, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Hangzhou 310008, China
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- Tea Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310008, China
- Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- Tea Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310008, China
- Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- Tea Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310008, China
- Key Laboratory of Tea Quality and Safety Control, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Hangzhou 310008, China
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- Tea Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310008, China
- Key Laboratory of Tea Quality and Safety Control, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Hangzhou 310008, China
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- Tea Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310008, China
- Laboratory of Quality and Safety Risk Assessment for Tea Products (Hangzhou), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Hangzhou 310008, China
- Key Laboratory of Tea Quality and Safety Control, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Hangzhou 310008, China
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Liu W, Liu F, Che A, Chen Y, Cai J, Liu W, Jing G, Li W, Yu J. Investigation of low-temperature partitioning with dispersive solid-phase extraction for quantification of pesticides in apples followed by electrospray-ionization mobility spectrometry: Comparison with conventional procedure. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2024; 1234:124014. [PMID: 38306956 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2024.124014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2023] [Revised: 01/06/2024] [Accepted: 01/14/2024] [Indexed: 02/04/2024]
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Ion mobility spectrometry (IMS) has a promising application prospect in food surveillance. However, due to the complexity of food matrix and trace levels of pesticide residues, the effective and rapid detection of pesticides by IMS has been a challenge, especially when using electrospray ionization (ESI) as an ion source. In this study, low-temperature partitioning with dispersive solid-phase extraction (LTP-dSPE) was explored and compared with conventional procedures. Both methods were validated for the quantification of eight pesticides in apples, obtaining a limit of detection (LOD) of 0.02-0.12 mg/kg for LTP-dSPE and 0.02-0.09 mg/kg for conventional solid-phase extraction (SPE), lower than those usually stipulated by government legislation in food matrices. For LTP-dSPE, the matrx effect (ME) ranged from -16.3 to -68.6 %, lower than that for the SPE method, ranging from -70.0 to -92.9 %. The results showed satisfactory efficiency and precision, with recovery values ranging from 67.9 to 115.4 % for LTP-dSPE and from 62.0 to 114.8 % for conventional SPE, with relative standard deviations below 13.0 %. Notably, the proposed LTP-dSPE/ESI-IMS has been shown to be more cost-effective, easier to use, more environment-friendly, more accessible, and, most importantly, less matrix effect than the conventional method, thereby being suitably applicable to a wide range of food safety applications.
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- Wen Liu
- School of Chemical Engineering, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, China.
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, China.
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Hua Y, Liu G. Food Pesticide Residues Monitoring and Health Risk Assessment. Foods 2024; 13:474. [PMID: 38338608 PMCID: PMC10855519 DOI: 10.3390/foods13030474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2024] [Accepted: 01/26/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024] Open
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This Special Issue presents a share of the work published in the journal Foods on pesticide residue monitoring and risk assessment in food [...].
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- Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biological Breeding, Key Laboratory of Vegetables Quality and Safety Control, Laboratory of Quality & Safety Risk Assessment for Vegetable Products (Beijing), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China, Beijing 100081, China;
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Michlig N, Lehotay SJ, Lightfield AR. Comparison of filter membranes in the analysis of 183 veterinary and other drugs by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. J Sep Sci 2024; 47:e2300696. [PMID: 38356232 DOI: 10.1002/jssc.202300696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2023] [Revised: 01/05/2024] [Accepted: 01/16/2024] [Indexed: 02/16/2024]
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Although filtration is one of the most common steps in sample preparation for chemical analysis, filter membrane materials can leach contaminants and/or retain some analytes in the filtered solutions. In multiclass, multiresidue analysis of veterinary drugs, it is challenging to find one type of filter membrane that does not retain at least some of the analytes before injection in ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC-MS/MS). In this study, different filter membranes were tested for use in UHPLC-MS/MS analysis of 183 diverse drugs in bovine muscle, kidney, and liver tissues. Membranes evaluated consisted of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), polyvinylidene difluoride (PVDF), polyethersulfone, nylon, and regenerated cellulose. Drug classes represented among the analytes included β-agonists, β-lactams, anthelmintics, macrolides, tetracyclines, sulfonamides, tranquilizers, (fluoro)quinolones, anti-inflammatories, nitroimidazoles, coccidiostats, phenicols, and others. Although the presence of a matrix helped reduce the binding of analytes on surface active sites, all of the filter types partially retained at least some of the drugs in the final extracts. In testing by flow-injection analysis, all of the membrane filters were also observed to leach interfering components. Ultimately, filtration was avoided altogether in the final sample preparation approach known as the quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged, safe, efficient, and robust (QuEChERSER) mega-method, and ultracentrifugation was chosen as an alternative.
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- Nicolás Michlig
- US Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Eastern Regional Research Center, Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania, USA
- Programa de Investigación y Análisis de Residuos y Contaminantes Químicos (PRINARC), Facultad de Ingeniería Química, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- US Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Eastern Regional Research Center, Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania, USA
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- US Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Eastern Regional Research Center, Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania, USA
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Hu B, Zhao W, Chen L, Liu Y, Ma Z, Yan Y, Meng M. Enhanced Molecularly Imprinted Fluorescent Test Strip for Rapid and Visual Detection of Norfloxacin via a Smartphone. Molecules 2024; 29:661. [PMID: 38338405 PMCID: PMC10856333 DOI: 10.3390/molecules29030661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2023] [Revised: 01/26/2024] [Accepted: 01/26/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024] Open
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Paper-based test strips with on-site visual detection have become a hot spot in the field of target detection. Yet, low specific surface area and uneven deposition limit the further application of test strips. Herein, a novel "turn-on" ratio of molecularly imprinted membranes (Eu@CDs-MIMs) was successfully prepared based on a Eu complex-doped polyvinylidene fluoride membrane for the selective, rapid and on-site visual detection of norfloxacin (NOR). The formation of surface-imprinted polymer-containing carbon dots (CDs) improves the roughness and hydrophilicity of Eu@CDs-MIMs. Fluorescence lifetimes and UV absorption spectra verified that the fluorescence enhancement of CDs is based on the synergistic effect of charge transfer and hydrogen bonding between CDs and NOR. The fluorescent test strip showed a linear fluorescent response within the concentration range of 5-50 nM with a limit of detection of 1.35 nM and a short response time of 1 min. In comparison with filter paper-based test strips, Eu@CDs-MIMs exhibit a brighter and more uniform fluorescent color change from red to blue that is visible to the naked eye. Additionally, the applied ratio fluorescent test strip was combined with a smartphone to translate RGB values into concentrations for the visual and quantitative detection of NOR and verified the detection results using high-performance liquid chromatography. The portable fluorescent test strip provides a reliable approach for the rapid, visual, and on-site detection of NOR and quinolones.
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- Bo Hu
- School of Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China; (B.H.); (Z.M.)
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Physics and Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, Jilin Normal University, Changchun 130103, China; (W.Z.); (Y.L.)
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China; (L.C.); (Y.Y.)
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Physics and Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, Jilin Normal University, Changchun 130103, China; (W.Z.); (Y.L.)
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- School of Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China; (B.H.); (Z.M.)
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China; (L.C.); (Y.Y.)
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China; (L.C.); (Y.Y.)
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Mehl A, Seiferling S, Morlock GE. Non-target estrogenic screening of 60 pesticides, six plant protection products, and tomato, grape, and wine samples by planar chromatography combined with the planar yeast estrogen screen bioassay. Anal Bioanal Chem 2024; 416:701-713. [PMID: 36877263 PMCID: PMC10766744 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-023-04605-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2023] [Revised: 02/12/2023] [Accepted: 02/15/2023] [Indexed: 03/07/2023]
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For non-target residue analysis of xenoestrogens in food, sophisticated chromatographic-mass spectrometric techniques lack in biological effect detection. Various in vitro assays providing sum values encounter problems when opposing signals are present in a complex sample. Due to physicochemical signal reduction, cytotoxic or antagonistic effect responses, the resulting sum value is falsified. Instead, the demonstrated non-target estrogenic screening with an integrated planar chromatographic separation differentiated opposing signals, detected and prioritized important estrogenic compounds, and directly assigned tentatively the responsible compounds. Sixty pesticides were investigated, ten of which showed estrogenic effects. Exemplarily, half-maximal effective concentrations and 17β-estradiol equivalents were determined. Estrogenic pesticide responses were confirmed in six tested plant protection products. In food, such as tomato, grape, and wine, several compounds with an estrogenic effect were detected. It showed that rinsing with water was not sufficient to remove selected residues and illustrated that, though not usually performed for tomatoes, peeling would be more appropriate. Though not in the focus, reaction or breakdown products that are estrogenic were detected, underlining the great potential of non-target planar chromatographic bioassay screening for food safety and food control.
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- Annabel Mehl
- Institute of Nutritional Science, Chair of Food Science, and Interdisciplinary Research Center, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 26-32, 35392, Giessen, Germany
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- Institute of Nutritional Science, Chair of Food Science, and Interdisciplinary Research Center, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 26-32, 35392, Giessen, Germany
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- Institute of Nutritional Science, Chair of Food Science, and Interdisciplinary Research Center, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 26-32, 35392, Giessen, Germany.
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Hu C, Feng J, Cao Y, Chen L, Li Y. Deep eutectic solvents in sample preparation and determination methods of pesticides: Recent advances and future prospects. Talanta 2024; 266:125092. [PMID: 37633040 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2023.125092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2023] [Revised: 08/14/2023] [Accepted: 08/17/2023] [Indexed: 08/28/2023]
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This review summarizes recent advances of deep eutectic solvents (DESs) in sample preparation and determination methods of pesticides in food, environmental, and biological matrices since 2019. Emphasis is placed on new DES categories and emerging microextraction techniques. The former incorporate hydrophobic deep eutectic solvents, magnetic deep eutectic solvents, and responsive switchable deep eutectic solvents, while the latter mainly include dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction, liquid-liquid microextraction based on in-situ formation/decomposition of DESs, single drop microextraction, hollow fiber-liquid phase microextraction, and solid-phase microextraction. The principles, applications, advantages, and limitations of these microextraction techniques are presented. Besides, the use of DESs in chromatographic separation, electrochemical biosensors, fluorescent sensors, and surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy are discussed. This review is expected to provide a valuable reference for extracting and detecting pesticides or other hazardous contaminants in the future.
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- Cong Hu
- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, China; Department of Pharmacy, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200065, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai, 201203, China; Center for Medical Research and Innovation, Shanghai Pudong Hospital, Fudan University Pudong Medical Center, Shanghai, 201203, China.
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Dar AA, Jan I, Shah MD, Sofi JA, Hassan GI, Dar SR. Monitoring and method validation of organophosphorus/organochlorine pesticide residues in vegetables and fruits by gas chromatography. Biomed Chromatogr 2024; 38:e5756. [PMID: 37750442 DOI: 10.1002/bmc.5756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2023] [Revised: 09/05/2023] [Accepted: 09/11/2023] [Indexed: 09/27/2023]
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In this study, an analytical method was developed and validated for the assessment of pesticide residues in commonly consumed vegetables and fruits. Fresh samples of apple, green peas, tomatoes, and cucumbers were processed and subjected to analysis using a modified QuEChERS (quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged, safe) extraction technique. Subsequently, quantification of pesticide residues was conducted utilizing gas chromatography (GC)-electron capture detector. Extraction and cleanup parameters were meticulously optimized, resulting in a modification of the original QuEChERS method. This modification aimed to reduce solvent consumption, making the study more environmentally friendly. The developed method was validated in terms of selectivity, specificity, linearity, precision, and accuracy by following the SANTE guidelines. Calibration curves showed good linearity (r > 0.99) within the test range. Precision was evaluated by intra- and inter-day experiments with an acceptable relative standard deviation (<20.0%). Recovery was assessed at the limit of quantification level and was observed to fall within the range of 70%-120%, with relative standard deviations below 5.45%. The validated method presented here can be applied to analyze pesticide residues in various other vegetables, fruits, and cereals. It is essential for ongoing monitoring of pesticide residues to ensure public safety.
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- Alamgir A Dar
- Research Centre for Residue and Quality Analysis, Faculty of Horticulture, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar Campus, Srinagar, J&K, India
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- Research Centre for Residue and Quality Analysis, Faculty of Horticulture, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar Campus, Srinagar, J&K, India
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- Research Centre for Residue and Quality Analysis, Faculty of Horticulture, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar Campus, Srinagar, J&K, India
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- Research Centre for Residue and Quality Analysis, Faculty of Horticulture, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar Campus, Srinagar, J&K, India
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- Research Centre for Residue and Quality Analysis, Faculty of Horticulture, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar Campus, Srinagar, J&K, India
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- Research Centre for Residue and Quality Analysis, Faculty of Horticulture, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar Campus, Srinagar, J&K, India
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Luo X, Zeng X, Wei D, Ma C, Li J, Guo X, Cheng L, Mao Z. Pesticide residues in common fruits and vegetables in Henan Province, China. FOOD ADDITIVES & CONTAMINANTS. PART B, SURVEILLANCE 2023; 16:244-252. [PMID: 37287103 DOI: 10.1080/19393210.2023.2214797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2022] [Accepted: 05/13/2023] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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In this study 3307 samples of 24 vegetables and fruits from 18 regions of Henan Province, China, were collected in 2021 with the aim of assessing the levels of pesticide residues and analysing the differences between different sources in Henan Province. Thirteen kinds of pesticides were analysed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and detection rates were compared by the chi-square test. In all samples, except ginger, pimento, edible fungi and yam, pesticide residues were detected. The detection rates of difenoconazole, acetamiprid, carbendazim, procymidone, emamectin benzoate, lambda-cyhalothrin, cypermethrin and dimethomorph in supermarkets and traditional farmers' markets were different. The difenoconazole group and the dimethomorph group were both statistically different (P < 0.05). This study showed common vegetables and fruits to contain pesticide residues in Henan Province and provided a scientific basis for their evaluation. Different sources take different regulatory measures to control pesticide residues to ensure food safety.
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- Xiaoyu Luo
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, PR China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, PR China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, PR China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, PR China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, PR China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, PR China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, PR China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, PR China
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Díaz MA, O’Connell DP, Jordan S, O’Connor C, Martin P, Jones JC, Garvey J. Analysis of Pesticide Levels in Honey and Pollen from Irish Honey Bee Colonies Using a Modified Dutch Mini-Luke Method with Gas and Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry Detection. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2023; 71:12657-12667. [PMID: 37584230 PMCID: PMC10472503 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.3c02250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2023] [Revised: 08/03/2023] [Accepted: 08/04/2023] [Indexed: 08/17/2023]
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Determining the levels of agrochemicals, such as pesticides, that honey bees are exposed to is critical for understanding what stress factors may be contributing to colony declines. Although several pesticide detection methods are available for honey, limited work has been conducted to adapt these methods for pollen. Here, we address this gap by modifying the Dutch mini-Luke extraction method (NL method) for pesticide analysis in honey and pollen from throughout the island of Ireland. The NL method was modified to enable detection in small-sized samples and validated for both pollen and honey matrices. The modified NL method combined with liquid and gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry gave consistent results in terms of accuracy and precision measured by recovery experiments and was successfully applied in the analysis of a range of pesticide residues. The modified NL method developed here provides a key tool for detecting pesticides in honey bee colony resources and the environment more broadly.
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- Marcela A. Díaz
- School
of Biology and Environmental Science, University
College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin D04 N2E5, Ireland
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- School
of Biology and Environmental Science, University
College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin D04 N2E5, Ireland
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- Food
Chemistry Division, Department of Agriculture, Food and The Marine, Celbridge W23 X3PH, Ireland
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- Food
Chemistry Division, Department of Agriculture, Food and The Marine, Celbridge W23 X3PH, Ireland
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- Food
Chemistry Division, Department of Agriculture, Food and The Marine, Celbridge W23 X3PH, Ireland
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- School
of Biology and Environmental Science, University
College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin D04 N2E5, Ireland
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- Food
Chemistry Division, Department of Agriculture, Food and The Marine, Celbridge W23 X3PH, Ireland
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Wang Z, Zheng S, Zhang C, Wang W, Wang Q, Li Z, Wang S, Zhang L, Liu Y. Introduction of multilayered quantum dot nanobeads into competitive lateral flow assays for ultrasensitive and quantitative monitoring of pesticides in complex samples. Mikrochim Acta 2023; 190:361. [PMID: 37606829 DOI: 10.1007/s00604-023-05913-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2023] [Accepted: 07/11/2023] [Indexed: 08/23/2023]
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A competitive fluorescent lateral flow assay (CFLFA) is proposed for direct, ultrasensitive, quantitative detection of common pesticides imidacloprid (IMI) and carbendazim (CBZ) in complex food samples by using silica-core multilayered quantum dot nanobeads (SiO2-MQB) as liquid fluorescent tags. The SiO2-MQB nanostructure comprises a 200-nm SiO2 core and a shell of hundreds of carboxylated QDs (excitation/emission maxima ~365/631 nm), and can generate better stability, superior dispersibility, and higher luminescence than traditional fluorescent beads, greatly improving the sensitivity of current LFA methods for pesticides. Moreover, using liquid SiO2-MQB directly instead of via the conjugate pad both simplifies the structure of LFA system and improves the efficiency of immunobinding reactions between nanotags and the targets. Applying these methods, the established CFLFA realized the stable and accurate detection of IMI and CBZ in 12 min, with detection limits down to 1.94 and 14.79 pg/mL, respectively. The SiO2-MQB-CFLFA is practicable for application to real food samples (corn, apple, cucumber, and cabbage), and undoubtedly a promising and low-cost tool for on-site monitoring of trace pesticide residues.
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- Zhenmei Wang
- School of Physics and Electronic Information, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, 241000, People's Republic of China
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- Hefei Institute of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230036, People's Republic of China
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- School of Physics and Electronic Information, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, 241000, People's Republic of China
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- Hefei Institute of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230036, People's Republic of China
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- Hefei Institute of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230036, People's Republic of China
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- Hefei Institute of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230036, People's Republic of China
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- Hefei Institute of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230036, People's Republic of China.
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- Hefei Institute of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230036, People's Republic of China.
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- Wan Jiang new industry technology development center, Tongling, 244000, People's Republic of China.
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Hazra DK, Mondal P, Purkait A, Mandal S, Bhattacharyya S, Karmakar R, Roy S, Banerjee T, Banerjee H. Determination of quizalofop-p-ethyl in onion: residual dissipation pattern, weed control efficiency, and food safety assessment under field conditions. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2023; 195:1067. [PMID: 37598129 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-023-11691-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2023] [Accepted: 08/07/2023] [Indexed: 08/21/2023]
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Monitoring pesticide residue levels becomes crucial to maintain quality and guarantee food safety as the consumption of onion green leaves and immature and mature bulbs (either raw or processed) rises. A field experiment was conducted for two consecutive seasons with quizalofop-p-ethyl (5% EC) at 50 and 100 g a.i. ha-1 to evaluate weed control efficiency and to determine terminal residues. Post-emergence application of fop herbicide at 100 g a.i. ha-1 kept the weed density and dry weight reasonably at a lower level and enhanced the productivity of onion with higher economic returns. A rapid, sensitive, and analytical method was developed using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with excellent linearity (r2 > 0.99). The limit of quantification for quizalofop-p-ethyl was established at 0.04 mg kg-1 with signal to noise (S/N) ratio ≥ 10. The method was successfully applied and initial quantified residues were in the range of 2.5-4.4 mg kg-1 irrespective of seasons and doses. Finally, the presence of targeted herbicide residues in harvested samples was confirmed by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) under optimized operating conditions. Dietary risk assessment assured harvested onions were safe for consumption at the recommended dose. It also can be concluded that quizalofop ethyl did not adversely influence soil micro-organisms at standard rates of application.
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- Dipak Kumar Hazra
- Department of Agricultural Chemicals, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Kalyani, Nadia, West Bengal, 741235, India
- All India Network Project on Pesticide Residues, Department of Agricultural Chemicals, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Kalyani, Nadia, West Bengal, 741235, India
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- Regional Research Station (Terai Zone), Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Pundibari, Cooch Behar, West Bengal, 736165, India.
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- Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Palli-Siksha Bhavana (Institute of Agriculture), Visva - Bharati, Sriniketan, Bolpur, Birbhum, West Bengal, 731236, India
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- All India Network Project on Pesticide Residues, Department of Agricultural Chemicals, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Kalyani, Nadia, West Bengal, 741235, India
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- All India Network Project on Pesticide Residues, Department of Agricultural Chemicals, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Kalyani, Nadia, West Bengal, 741235, India
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- Department of Agricultural Chemicals, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Kalyani, Nadia, West Bengal, 741235, India
- All India Network Project on Pesticide Residues, Department of Agricultural Chemicals, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Kalyani, Nadia, West Bengal, 741235, India
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- Department of Agricultural Chemicals, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Kalyani, Nadia, West Bengal, 741235, India
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- Division of Agricultural Chemicals, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, LBS Building, Pusa Campus, New Delhi, 110012, India
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- Department of Agricultural Chemicals, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Kalyani, Nadia, West Bengal, 741235, India
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Maleki NS, Shakerkhatibi M, Dolatkhah M, Safari GH. Cumulative health risk assessment of pesticide residues in apple products in the Northwest of Iran using Monte Carlo simulation. Food Addit Contam Part A Chem Anal Control Expo Risk Assess 2023; 40:992-1010. [PMID: 37428849 DOI: 10.1080/19440049.2023.2232876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2023] [Revised: 06/21/2023] [Accepted: 06/25/2023] [Indexed: 07/12/2023]
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Pesticide residues in fruits and vegetables cause serious health issues, especially among children. This research was carried out to monitor and evaluate the risks of organophosphate pesticide residues in Maragheh County apple products from 2020. The Monte Carlo Simulation approach (MCS) was used to evaluate the non-cancerous effects of exposure to pesticide residues in adults and children. Apple samples were taken every two weeks at the Maragheh central market during the summer and fall months. In this study, seventeen pesticide residues in 30 apple samples were estimated using a modified QuECheRS extraction technique coupled with GC/MS. Of the seventeen organophosphate pesticides, thirteen were identified as pesticide residues (76.47%). The highest concentration found in the apple samples was associated with chlorpyrifos pesticide at 1.05 mg/kg. Pesticide residues exceeding the maximum residue limits (MRLs) were found in 100% of apple specimens, and more than 75% of the samples contained ten or more pesticide residues. Approximately 45%-80% of pesticide residues on apple samples were removed after washing and peeling. Chlorpyrifos pesticide had the highest health quotient (HQ) for men, women, and children with values of 0.046, 0.054, and 0.23, respectively. Cumulative risk assessment (CRA) of non-carcinogenic effects indicates that there is no significant health risk in the adult age group from apple consumption (HI < 1). Nevertheless, children are at high non-cancer risk from eating unwashed apples (HI = 1.3). This finding shows that high levels of pesticide residues in apple samples, especially unwashed apples, can be a serious concern for the health of children. To better protect consumer health, continuous and regular monitoring, strict regulations, training, and awareness of farmers, especially control pre-harvest interval (PHI) is recommended.
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- Neda Soheili Maleki
- Student Research Committee, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Health and Environment Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Faculty of Health, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Faculty of Health, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Health and Environment Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Faculty of Health, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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Bang HY, Kim YK, Kim H, Baek EJ, Na T, Sim KS, Kim HJ. Ultra-High-Performance Liquid Chromatography Quadrupole Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry for Simultaneous Pesticide Analysis and Method Validation in Sweet Pepper. Molecules 2023; 28:5589. [PMID: 37513461 PMCID: PMC10383869 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28145589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2023] [Revised: 07/13/2023] [Accepted: 07/21/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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Pesticides effectively reduce the population of various pests that harm crops and increase productivity, but leave residues that adversely affect health and the environment. Here, a simultaneous multicomponent analysis method based on ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UHPLC-QTOF-MS) pretreated by the QuEChERS method was developed to control the maximum residual levels. Among the 140 pesticides with high frequency of detection in agricultural products in Gyeongnam region in Korea for 5 years, 12 pesticides with high detection frequency in sweet pepper were selected. The analytical method is validated, linearities are r2 > 0.999, limit of detection (LOD) ranges from 1.4 to 3.2 µg/kg, and limit of quantification (LOQ) ranges from 4.1 to 9.7 µg/kg, and the recovery rate was 81.7-99.7%. In addition, it was confirmed that a meaningful value of these parameters can be achieved by determining the measurement uncertainty. The results proved that parameters such as recovery rate and relative standard deviation of the analysis method were within international standards. Using the developed method, better and safer sweet peppers will be provided to consumers, and effective pesticide residue management will be possible by expanding to other agricultural products.
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- Han Yeol Bang
- Gyeongnam Provincial Office, National Agricultural Products Quality Management Service, Busan 47537, Republic of Korea
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- Experiment Research Institute, National Agricultural Products Quality Management Service, Gimcheon-si 39660, Republic of Korea
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- Experiment Research Institute, National Agricultural Products Quality Management Service, Gimcheon-si 39660, Republic of Korea
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- Experiment Research Institute, National Agricultural Products Quality Management Service, Gimcheon-si 39660, Republic of Korea
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- Experiment Research Institute, National Agricultural Products Quality Management Service, Gimcheon-si 39660, Republic of Korea
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- Experiment Research Institute, National Agricultural Products Quality Management Service, Gimcheon-si 39660, Republic of Korea
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- Experiment Research Institute, National Agricultural Products Quality Management Service, Gimcheon-si 39660, Republic of Korea
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Li Q, Li B, Chen D, Zhang R, Liu S, Yang S, Li Y, Li J. Dietary exposure risk assessment of pyrethroids in fruits and vegetables: a national scale investigation. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023:10.1007/s11356-023-28213-5. [PMID: 37369895 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-28213-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2023] [Accepted: 06/07/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023]
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The pyrethroids (PYRs) were extensively used to increase agriculture outputs. However, the cumulative exposures of PYRs would bring about potential risks through food intake. It is an urgent requirement to explore the cumulative exposures on the fruits and vegetables. In this study, a total of 1720 samples incorporating eight primary fruits and vegetables collected around China were investigated to assess the health risk for adults and children from eight PYRs. The relative potency factor (RPF) method was employed to reveal both chronic and acute cumulative exposure. As a result, the hazard index (HI) were 0.004 ~ 0.200% and 11.85 ~ 99.19% for chronic and acute cumulative dietary exposure, respectively. The national wide investigation indicated the cumulative assessments were not hazardous. Besides, the acute intake of pear, grape, and lettuce should be paid on more attention, particularly. This study provides compelling evidence to develop relative policy and regulation to improve the food quality and safety.
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- Qianqian Li
- Institute of Food Science and Technology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Agro-Products Quality and Safety Control in Storage and Transport Process, Beijing, 100093, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Fruits and Vegetables Quality and Safety for State Market Regulation, Hainan Institute for Food Control, Hainan, 570314, People's Republic of China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Food Safety Risk Assessment, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Research Unit (No. 2019RU014), China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment, Beijing, 100021, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Food Science and Technology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Agro-Products Quality and Safety Control in Storage and Transport Process, Beijing, 100093, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Food Science and Technology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Agro-Products Quality and Safety Control in Storage and Transport Process, Beijing, 100093, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Food Science and Technology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Agro-Products Quality and Safety Control in Storage and Transport Process, Beijing, 100093, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Food Science and Technology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Agro-Products Quality and Safety Control in Storage and Transport Process, Beijing, 100093, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Food Science and Technology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Agro-Products Quality and Safety Control in Storage and Transport Process, Beijing, 100093, People's Republic of China.
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Radulović J, Lučić M, Nešić A, Onjia A. Multivariate Assessment and Risk Ranking of Pesticide Residues in Citrus Fruits. Foods 2023; 12:2454. [PMID: 37444192 DOI: 10.3390/foods12132454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2023] [Revised: 06/18/2023] [Accepted: 06/19/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023] Open
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Pesticides are extensively used in the cultivation and postharvest protection of citrus fruits, therefore continuous monitoring and health risk assessments of their residues are required. This study aimed to investigate the occurrence of pesticide residues on citrus fruits and to evaluate the acute and chronic risk for adults and children. The risk ranking of twenty-three detected pesticides was carried out according to a matrix ranking scheme. Multiple residues were detected in 83% of 76 analyzed samples. In addition, 28% contained pesticides at or above maximum residue levels (MRLs). The most frequently detected pesticides were imazalil, azoxystrobin, and dimethomorph. According to the risk ranking method, imazalil was classified in the high-risk group, followed by prochloraz, chlorpyrifos, azinphos-methyl, tebufenpyrad, and fenpiroximate, which were considered to pose a medium risk. The majority of detected pesticides (74%) posed a low risk. The health risk assessment indicated that imazalil and thiabendazole contribute to acute (HQa) and chronic (HQc) dietary risk, respectively. The HQc was negligible for the general population, while the HQa of imazalil and thiabendazole exceeded the acceptable level in the worst-case scenario. Cumulative chronic/acute risk (HIc/HIa) assessment showed that chronic risk was acceptable in all samples for children and adults, while the acute risk was unacceptable in 5.3% of citrus fruits for adults and 26% of citrus fruits for children. Sensitivity analyses indicated that the ingestion rate and individual body weight were the most influential risk factors.
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- Innovation Center of the Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, Karnegijeva 4, 11120 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Vinča Institute of Nuclear Sciences, University of Belgrade, Mike Alasa 12-14, 11351 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade, Karnegijeva 4, 11120 Belgrade, Serbia
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Xue Y, Jiang H. Monitoring of Chlorpyrifos Residues in Corn Oil Based on Raman Spectral Deep-Learning Model. Foods 2023; 12:2402. [PMID: 37372614 DOI: 10.3390/foods12122402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2023] [Revised: 06/13/2023] [Accepted: 06/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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This study presents a novel method for the quantitative detection of residual chlorpyrifos in corn oil through Raman spectroscopy using a combined long short-term memory network (LSTM) and convolutional neural network (CNN) architecture. The QE Pro Raman+ spectrometer was employed to collect Raman spectra of corn oil samples with varying concentrations of chlorpyrifos residues. A deep-learning model based on LSTM combined with a CNN structure was designed to realize feature self-learning and model training of Raman spectra of corn oil samples. In the study, it was discovered that the LSTM-CNN model has superior generalization performance compared to both the LSTM and CNN models. The root-mean-square error of prediction (RMSEP) of the LSTM-CNN model is 12.3 mg·kg-1, the coefficient of determination (RP2) is 0.90, and the calculation of the relative prediction deviation (RPD) results in a value of 3.2. The study demonstrates that the deep-learning network based on an LSTM-CNN structure can achieve feature self-learning and multivariate model calibration for Raman spectra without preprocessing. The results of this study present an innovative approach for chemometric analysis using Raman spectroscopy.
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- Yingchao Xue
- School of Electrical and Information Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- School of Electrical and Information Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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de Andrade JC, Galvan D, Kato LS, Conte-Junior CA. Consumption of fruits and vegetables contaminated with pesticide residues in Brazil: A systematic review with health risk assessment. CHEMOSPHERE 2023; 322:138244. [PMID: 36841459 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.138244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2023] [Revised: 02/15/2023] [Accepted: 02/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Brazil is the third largest exporter of fruits and vegetables in the world and, consequently, uses large amounts of pesticides. Food contamination with pesticide residues (PRs) is a serious concern, especially in developing countries. Several research reports revealed that some Brazilian farmers spray pesticides on fruits and vegetables in large quantities, generating PRs after harvest. Thus, ingestion of food contaminated with PRs can cause adverse health effects. Based on information obtained through a systematic review of essential information from 33 articles, we studied the assessment of potential health risks associated with fruit and vegetable consumption in children and adults from Brazilian states. This study identified 111 PRs belonging to different chemical groups, mainly organophosphates and organochlorines, in 26 fruit and vegetable samples consumed and exported by Brazil. Sixteen of these PRs were above the Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) established by local and international legislation. We did not identify severe acute and chronic dietary risks, but the highest risk values were observed in São Paulo and Santa Catarina, associated with the consumption of tomatoes and sweet peppers due to the high concentrations of organophosphates. A high long-term health risk is associated with the consumption of oranges in São Paulo and grapes in Bahia due to chlorothalonil and procymidone. We also identified that 26 PRs are considered carcinogenic by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA), and the carcinogenic risk analysis revealed no severe risk in any Brazilian state investigated due to the cumulative hazard index (HI) < 1. However, the highest HI values were in São Paulo due to acephate and carbaryl in sweet pepper and in Bahia due to dichlorvos. This information can help regulatory authorities define new guidelines for pesticide residue limits in fruits and vegetables commonly consumed and exported from Brazil and monitor the quality of commercial formulations.
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- Jelmir Craveiro de Andrade
- Center for Food Analysis (NAL), Technological Development Support Laboratory (LADETEC), Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Cidade Universitária, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21941-598, Brazil; Laboratory of Advanced Analysis in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (LAABBM), Department of Biochemistry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Cidade Universitária, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21941-909, Brazil; Nanotechnology Network, Carlos Chagas Filho Research Support Foundation of the State of Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 20020-000, Brazil; Graduate Program in Chemistry (PGQu), Institute of Chemistry (IQ), Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Cidade Universitária, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21941-909, Brazil
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- Center for Food Analysis (NAL), Technological Development Support Laboratory (LADETEC), Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Cidade Universitária, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21941-598, Brazil; Laboratory of Advanced Analysis in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (LAABBM), Department of Biochemistry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Cidade Universitária, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21941-909, Brazil; Nanotechnology Network, Carlos Chagas Filho Research Support Foundation of the State of Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 20020-000, Brazil.
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- Center for Food Analysis (NAL), Technological Development Support Laboratory (LADETEC), Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Cidade Universitária, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21941-598, Brazil; Laboratory of Advanced Analysis in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (LAABBM), Department of Biochemistry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Cidade Universitária, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21941-909, Brazil; Nanotechnology Network, Carlos Chagas Filho Research Support Foundation of the State of Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 20020-000, Brazil
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- Center for Food Analysis (NAL), Technological Development Support Laboratory (LADETEC), Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Cidade Universitária, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21941-598, Brazil; Laboratory of Advanced Analysis in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (LAABBM), Department of Biochemistry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Cidade Universitária, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21941-909, Brazil; Nanotechnology Network, Carlos Chagas Filho Research Support Foundation of the State of Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 20020-000, Brazil; Graduate Program in Chemistry (PGQu), Institute of Chemistry (IQ), Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Cidade Universitária, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21941-909, Brazil
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Perumal S, Mahesh M, Kottadiyil D, Mehta T, Thasale R. Determination of multi-class pesticide residues in food commodities from Gujarat, India and evaluation of acute and chronic health risk. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:60460-60472. [PMID: 37022557 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-26651-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2022] [Accepted: 03/21/2023] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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An increasing concern for food safety has drawn attention to the overuse of pesticides, which pose a risk to public health. The present study determined 61 pesticide residues in 120 samples of cauliflower, green chili, cucumber, grapes, bananas and mangoes samples, and these were collected from markets in Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Surendranagar, Anand and Sabarkantha districts of Gujarat state, India. The samples were extracted and analyzed using ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-time of flight mass spectrometry (UHPLC-q-TOF-MS) and Gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (GC-MS/MS). In addition, the health risk assessment associated with pesticide residues were evaluated by calculating the Hazard Quotient (HQ) and Hazard Index (HI), which indicate a value of less than 1 is safe for consumption. Out of 61 pesticide residues, 29 residues were detected in 107 samples; 68 samples showed multiple residues, and 39 samples found a single residue. Pesticides such as dimethoate, λ-cyhalothrin, fenvalerate, bifenthrin, and cyfluthrin were frequently detected in samples. HI in adults and adolescents confirmed a value less than 1 in cauliflower, cucumber, grapes and mango samples and greater than 1 in green chili and banana samples, respectively. The overall results depicted that, no considerable risk was observed in the selected food commodities. However, green chili and banana samples were found to exhibit marginal risk to human health. As a result, proper application, implementation of control plans, and continuous monitoring are required to prevent the risk and safeguard human health.
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- Sivaperumal Perumal
- Chemical Science Division, ICMR- National Institute of Occupational Health, Ahmedabad-380016, Gujarat, India.
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- Chemical Science Division, ICMR- National Institute of Occupational Health, Ahmedabad-380016, Gujarat, India
- School of Medico Legal Studies, National Forensic Sciences University, Gandhinagar- 382007, Gujarat, India
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- Chemical Science Division, ICMR- National Institute of Occupational Health, Ahmedabad-380016, Gujarat, India
- Department of Biochemistry and Forensic Science, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, 380009, Gujarat, India
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- Chemical Science Division, ICMR- National Institute of Occupational Health, Ahmedabad-380016, Gujarat, India
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- Chemical Science Division, ICMR- National Institute of Occupational Health, Ahmedabad-380016, Gujarat, India
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Samal S, Mohanty RP, Mohanty PS, Giri MK, Pati S, Das B. Implications of biosensors and nanobiosensors for the eco-friendly detection of public health and agro-based insecticides: A comprehensive review. Heliyon 2023; 9:e15848. [PMID: 37206035 PMCID: PMC10189192 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e15848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2022] [Revised: 03/21/2023] [Accepted: 04/25/2023] [Indexed: 05/21/2023] Open
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Biosensors, in particular nanobiosensors, have brought a paradigm shift in the detection approaches involved in healthcare, agricultural, and industrial sectors. In accordance with the global expansion in the world population, there has been an increase in the application of specific insecticides for maintaining public health and enhancing agriculture, such as organophosphates, organochlorines, pyrethroids, and carbamates. This has led to the contamination of ground water, besides increasing the chances of biomagnification as most of these insecticides are non-biodegradable. Hence, conventional and more advanced approaches are being devised for the routine monitoring of such insecticides in the environment. This review walks through the implications of biosensors and nanobiosensors, which could offer a wide range of benefits for the detection of the insecticides, quantifying their toxicity status, and versatility in application. Unique eco-friendly nanobiosensors such as microcantilevers, carbon nanotubes, 3D printing organic materials and nylon nano-compounds are some advanced tools that are being employed for the detection of specific insecticides under different conditions. Furthermore, in order to implement a smart agriculture system, nanobiosensors could be integrated into mobile apps and GPS systems for controlling farming in remote areas, which would greatly assist the farmer remotely for crop improvement and maintenance. This review discusses about such tools along with more advanced and eco-friendly approaches that are on the verge of development and could offer a promising alternative for analyte detection in different domains.
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- Sagnika Samal
- School of Biotechnology, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, KIIT Deemed to Be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, 751017, India
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- School of Biotechnology, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, KIIT Deemed to Be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, 751017, India
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- School of Biotechnology, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, KIIT Deemed to Be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, 751017, India
- School of Chemical Technology, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, KIIT Deemed to Be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, 751017, India
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- School of Biotechnology, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, KIIT Deemed to Be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, 751017, India
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- ICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, 751024, India
- Corresponding author.
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- School of Biotechnology, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, KIIT Deemed to Be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, 751017, India
- Corresponding author.
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Song D, Xu W, Yang R, Han X, Zhuo Y, Liu J, Long F. Universal and rapid detection of atrazine and bisphenol A using a reusable optical fiber chemiluminescent biosensor. Talanta 2023; 255:124252. [PMID: 36630785 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2023.124252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2022] [Revised: 12/30/2022] [Accepted: 01/03/2023] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Timely and accurately detection of small molecule pollutants is quite necessary to control environmental pollution and reduce harmfulness. Herein, a reusable optical fiber chemiluminescent biosensor (ROFC) was proposed for universal and rapid detection of two representative pollutants, pesticide atrazine (ATZ) and endocrine disruptor bisphenol A (BPA). The optical fiber modified with hapten-protein conjugates was regarded as both bio-probe and chemiluminescence signal transmission element, which effectively improved the light transmission efficiency and signal-to-noise ratio of the system. High-sensitive chemiluminescence signal detection is realized with a miniaturized ultrasensitive photodiode detector. Good regeneration performance of bio-probe can reduce detection cost and ensure detection reproducibility. Based on indirect competitive immunoassay principle, the chemiluminescence signal decreased with increasing pollutant concentration resulting from the less amount of antibody combined on the bio-probe surface. Under optimal conditions, the whole assay was achieved within 25 min with linear range of 1-100 μg/L and detection limits (LOD) for atrazine and BPA are 0.029 μg/L and 0.025 μg/L, respectively. The immunosensing optical fiber probe can be reused for 150 times at least without losing obvious bioactivity. The method was successfully applied to the detection of ATZ and BPA in three environmental samples, where recoveries between 93.4% and 116.6% were achieved. The ROFC biosensor provides a feasible platform for rapid detection of multiple small molecule pollutants in the environment.
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- Dan Song
- School of Environment and Natural Resources, Renmin University of China, Beijing, 100872, China
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- School of Environment and Natural Resources, Renmin University of China, Beijing, 100872, China
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- School of Environment and Natural Resources, Renmin University of China, Beijing, 100872, China
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- School of Environment and Natural Resources, Renmin University of China, Beijing, 100872, China
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- School of Environment and Natural Resources, Renmin University of China, Beijing, 100872, China
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- School of Environment and Natural Resources, Renmin University of China, Beijing, 100872, China
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- School of Environment and Natural Resources, Renmin University of China, Beijing, 100872, China.
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Wang Z, Zhang L, Chen Y. HPTLC+SRES screening of pesticide for point-of-care application as shown with thiram in juice. Food Chem X 2023; 18:100670. [PMID: 37101421 PMCID: PMC10123129 DOI: 10.1016/j.fochx.2023.100670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2022] [Revised: 03/30/2023] [Accepted: 03/31/2023] [Indexed: 04/03/2023] Open
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In this study, a HPTLC-platformed SERS detection was established for screening thiram in juice. After a simple extraction, the sample liquid was separated on HPTLC plates, which resulted in a specific zone for the analyte. Following infiltration with atomize water, the band of interest was easily scraped off and eluted. In parallel, a flexible and SERS-active substrate was fabricated by the in-situ synthesis of gold nanoparticles within cotton fabrics. Under optimized conditions, fingerprint-like signal at 1376 cm-1 of the analyte were easily recorded by a hand-held Raman spectrometer with enough LOD (0.5 mg/L), LOQ (0.9 mg/L) and reproducibility (<11.7%). The optimized screening system was further validated with pear, apple and mango juice by determining the spike-and-recovery rates (75.6 to 112.8%). It was demonstrated that this method could be a facile point-of-care testing system tailored for pesticide screening.
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- Zhijian Wang
- College of Food Science and Engineering, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi 030801, China
- Institute of Food Nutrition and Safety, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taiyuan 030031, Shanxi, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi 030801, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi 030801, China
- Institute of Food Nutrition and Safety, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taiyuan 030031, Shanxi, China
- Corresponding author at: College of Food Science and Engineering, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi 030801, China.
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Zhang Z, Zhang J, Li M, Jin X, Yao L, Wang W, Liu J, Li Z. Combination of switchable hydrophilic solvent liquid-liquid microextraction with QuEChERS for trace determination of triazole fungicide pesticides by GC-MS. ANAL SCI 2023:10.1007/s44211-023-00324-6. [PMID: 36947336 DOI: 10.1007/s44211-023-00324-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2022] [Accepted: 03/09/2023] [Indexed: 03/23/2023]
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This work first proposed a novel green and efficient method based on Quick, Easy, Cheap, Efficient, Rugged, and Safe pretreatment (QuEChERS) combined with switchable hydrophilic solvent homogeneous liquid-liquid microextraction (SHS-HLLME) for trace determination of triazole fungicides (TFs) in agricultural products such as vegetables and fruits by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). N,N-Dimethyl benzylamine was used for the synthesis of SHS. Box-Behnken design was applied for the optimization of extraction conditions and a mathematical model was obtained. Ultimately, 0.50 mL SHS, 1.0 mL 10 mol L-1 sodium hydroxide, and 45 s ultrasonic time were determined as optimal conditions for the SHS-HLLME method. The limit of detection and limit of quantification determined using the optimal method (SHS-HLLME/GC-MS) were 0.13-0.27 ng mL-1 and 0.43-0.90 ng mL-1, respectively. In addition, the SHS-HLLME method under optimal conditions was combined with the traditional QuEChERS method to realize the advancement of the SHS-HLLME method from simple to complex matrix analysis, and the QuEChERS-SHS-HLLME method was successfully applied to the analysis of TFs in cucumbers, tomatoes, watermelon and grapes in agricultural products. Matrix-matched calibration standards were used to improve the accuracy of TFs in spiked cucumber samples to obtain recovery results close to 100%. It was shown that the new method is green and rapid, enabling fast and inexpensive sample pretreatment with up to 100-fold enrichment factor and low detection limit compared with the original QuEChERS method.
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- Zhihui Zhang
- College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, No. 18, Chaowang Road, Xiacheng District, Hangzhou, 310014, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, No. 18, Chaowang Road, Xiacheng District, Hangzhou, 310014, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Ecological and Environmental Monitoring, Forewarning and Quality Control, Zhejiang Ecological and Environmental Monitoring Center, Hangzhou, 310012, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, No. 18, Chaowang Road, Xiacheng District, Hangzhou, 310014, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, No. 18, Chaowang Road, Xiacheng District, Hangzhou, 310014, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, No. 18, Chaowang Road, Xiacheng District, Hangzhou, 310014, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Ecological and Environmental Monitoring, Forewarning and Quality Control, Zhejiang Ecological and Environmental Monitoring Center, Hangzhou, 310012, China.
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, No. 18, Chaowang Road, Xiacheng District, Hangzhou, 310014, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China.
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Pomal NC, Bhatt KD, Kundariya DS, Desai RA, Bhatt V, Kongor A. Calix[4]pyrrole‐Grafted Gold Nanoparticles as a Turn‐On Fluorescence Sensor for Noxious Fungicide Dimoxystrobin and Their Anti‐Cancer Activity against the KB‐3‐1 Cell Line. ChemistrySelect 2023. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202204252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/15/2023]
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- Nandan C. Pomal
- Department of Chemistry Ganpat University 384012 Mehsana Gujarat India
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- Department of Chemistry Ganpat University 384012 Mehsana Gujarat India
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- Department of Chemistry Tolani College of Arts & Science KSKV Kutch University 370001 Bhuj Gujarat India
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- School of Applied Science & Technology Gujarat Technological University 382424 Ahmedabad Gujarat India
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- School of Applied Science & Technology Gujarat Technological University 382424 Ahmedabad Gujarat India
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- Department of Chemistry Gujarat University 380009 Ahmedabad Gujarat India
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Almeida EMF, De Souza D. Current electroanalytical approaches in the carbamates and dithiocarbamates determination. Food Chem 2023; 417:135900. [PMID: 36944296 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2023.135900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2022] [Revised: 02/16/2023] [Accepted: 03/06/2023] [Indexed: 03/17/2023]
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Pesticides are a suitable tool for controlling plagues and disease vectors. However, their inappropriate use allows for contamination of the environment, soil, water, and foods. Carbamates and dithiocarbamates pesticides present accumulative effects in the human body resulting in hormonal, neurological and reproductive disorders, and some are still suspected or proven to give carcinogenic or mutagenic effects. This review provides a current electroanalytical approach in the carbamates and dithiocarbamates determination, showing the use of voltammetric techniques such as amperometry, cyclic and linear scan, differential pulse, and square wave voltammetry, indicating their advantages, disadvantages, and perspectives in electroanalytical detection of carbamates and dithiocarbamates in natural water and foods. Also are reported the different materials used in the preparation of working electrodes since their choice has an important impact on the success of the analytical applications, resulting in suitable sensitivity, selectivity, stability, and robustness.
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- Elis Marina Fonseca Almeida
- Laboratory of Electroanalytical Applied to Biotechnology and Food Engineering (LEABE), Chemistry Institute, Uberlândia Federal University, Major Jerônimo Street, 566, Patos de Minas, MG 38700-002, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Electroanalytical Applied to Biotechnology and Food Engineering (LEABE), Chemistry Institute, Uberlândia Federal University, Major Jerônimo Street, 566, Patos de Minas, MG 38700-002, Brazil.
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Fernandes VC, Domingues VF, Nunes MS, Matos R, Kuźniarska-Biernacka I, Fernandes DM, Guerrero-Ruiz A, Ramos IR, Freire C, Delerue-Matos C. Graphene-Type Materials for the Dispersive Solid-Phase Extraction Step in the QuEChERS Method for the Extraction of Brominated Flame Retardants from Capsicum Cultivars. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2023; 71:3898-3905. [PMID: 36792986 PMCID: PMC9983006 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.2c07873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2022] [Revised: 02/01/2023] [Accepted: 02/02/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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A new application of graphene-type materials as an alternative cleanup sorbent in a quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged, and safe (QuEChERS) procedure combined with GC-ECD/GC-MS/GC-MS/MS detection was successfully used for the simultaneous analysis of 12 brominated flame retardants in Capsicum cultivar samples. The chemical, structural, and morphological properties of the graphene-type materials were evaluated. The materials exhibited good adsorption capability of matrix interferents without compromising the extraction efficiency of target analytes when compared with other cleanups using commercial sorbents. Under optimal conditions, excellent recoveries were obtained, ranging from 90 to 108% with relative standard deviations of <14%. The developed method showed good linearity with a correlation coefficient above 0.9927, and the limits of quantification were in the range of 0.35-0.82 μg/kg. The developed QuEChERS procedure using reduced graphite oxide (rGO) combined with GC/MS was successfully applied in 20 samples, and the pentabromotoluene residues were quantified in two samples.
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- Virgínia Cruz Fernandes
- REQUIMTE/LAQV,
Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Rua Dr° António Bernardino de Almeida,
431, 4249-015 Porto, Portugal
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- REQUIMTE/LAQV,
Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Rua Dr° António Bernardino de Almeida,
431, 4249-015 Porto, Portugal
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- REQUIMTE/LAQV,
Departamento de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre s/n, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
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- REQUIMTE/LAQV,
Departamento de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre s/n, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
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- REQUIMTE/LAQV,
Departamento de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre s/n, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
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- REQUIMTE/LAQV,
Departamento de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre s/n, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
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- Dpto.
Química Inorgánica y Técnica, Facultad de Ciencias UNED, Senda del Rey 9, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- REQUIMTE/LAQV,
Departamento de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre s/n, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
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- REQUIMTE/LAQV,
Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Rua Dr° António Bernardino de Almeida,
431, 4249-015 Porto, Portugal
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A Comprehensive Review of Pesticide Residues in Peppers. Foods 2023; 12:foods12050970. [PMID: 36900487 PMCID: PMC10000673 DOI: 10.3390/foods12050970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2023] [Revised: 02/14/2023] [Accepted: 02/21/2023] [Indexed: 03/03/2023] Open
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Pesticides are chemicals that are used to control pests such as insects, fungi, and weeds. Pesticide residues can remain on crops after application. Peppers are popular and versatile foods that are valued for their flavor, nutrition, and medicinal properties. The consumption of raw or fresh peppers (bell and chili) can have important health benefits due to their high levels of vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. Therefore, it is crucial to consider factors such as pesticide use and preparation methods to fully realize these benefits. Ensuring that the levels of pesticide residues in peppers are not harmful to human health requires rigorous and continuous monitoring. Several analytical methods, such as gas chromatography (GC), liquid chromatography (LC), mass spectrometry (MS), infrared spectroscopy (IR), ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy (UV-Vis), and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR), can detect and quantify pesticide residues in peppers. The choice of analytical method depends on the specific pesticide, that is being tested for and the type of sample being analyzed. The sample preparation method usually involves several processes. This includes extraction, which is used to separate the pesticides from the pepper matrix, and cleanup, which removes any interfering substances that could affect the accuracy of the analysis. Regulatory agencies or food safety organizations typically monitor pesticide residues in peppers by stipulating maximum residue limits (MRLs). Herein, we discuss various sample preparation, cleanup, and analytical techniques, as well as the dissipation patterns and application of monitoring strategies for analyzing pesticides in peppers to help safeguard against potential human health risks. From the authors' perspective, several challenges and limitations exist in the analytical approach to monitoring pesticide residues in peppers. These include the complexity of the matrix, the limited sensitivity of some analytical methods, cost and time, a lack of standard methods, and limited sample size. Furthermore, developing new analytical methods, using machine learning and artificial intelligence, promoting sustainable and organic growing practices, improving sample preparation methods, and increasing standardization could assist efficiently in analyzing pesticide residues in peppers.
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Contaminant Cocktails of High Concern in Honey: Challenges, QuEChERS Extraction and Levels. SEPARATIONS 2023. [DOI: 10.3390/separations10020142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/22/2023] Open
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Environmental pollution is a crucial problem in our society, having nowadays a better understanding of its consequences, which include the increase of contaminant cocktails present in the environment. The contamination of honeybees can occur through their interaction with the nearby environment. Therefore, if honeybees are previously contaminated, there is a possibility of contamination of their products, such as honey as natural, or minimally processed, product, resulting from the honeybees’ activity. Considering that honey is a highly consumed product, it is extremely necessary to control its quality and safety, including evaluating the presence and quantification of contaminants, which should follow monitoring studies and the legislation established by the European Union. This work aims to review the literature of different contaminants reported on honey, including pesticides, persistent organic pollutants, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and pharmaceuticals, focusing on the reports using the QuEChERS technique for the extraction. Furthermore, reports of microplastics on honey samples were also discussed. Despite the existence of several methods that identify and quantify these contaminants, few methods have been reported to operate with different groups of contaminants simultaneously. The development of methods with this characteristic (while being fast, low cost, and with a lower impact on the environment), monitoring studies to identify the risks, and an update on legislation are priority actions and future perspectives to follow.
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Xing S, Cheng S, Tan M. Multi-emitter metal-organic frameworks as ratiometric luminescent sensors for food contamination and spoilage detection. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2023:1-17. [PMID: 36794423 DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2023.2179594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2023]
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Food contamination and spoilage is a worldwide concern considering its adverse effect on public health and food security. Real time monitoring food quality can reduce the risk of foodborne disease to consumers. Particularly, the emergence of multi-emitter luminescent metal-organic frameworks (LMOFs) as ratiometric sensory materials has provided the possibility for food quality and safety detection with high sensitivity and selectivity taking advantage of specific host-guest interactions, pre-concentrating and molecule-sieving effects of MOFs. Furthermore, the excellent sensing performance of multi-emitter MOF-based ratiometric sensors including self-calibration, multi-dimensional recognition and visual signal readout is able to meet the increasing rigor requirement of food safety evaluation. Multi-emitter MOF-based ratiometric sensors have become the focus of food safety detection. This review focuses on design strategies for different multiple emission sources assembly to construct multi-emitter MOFs materials based on at least two emitting centers. The design strategies for creating multi-emitter MOFs can be mainly classified into three categories: (1) multiple emission building blocks assembly in a single MOF phase; (2) single non-luminescent MOF or LMOF phase as a matrix for chromophore guest(s); (3) heterostructured hybrids of LMOF with other luminescent materials. In addition, the sensing signal output modes of multi-emitter MOF-based ratiometric sensors have critically discussed. Next, we highlight the recent progress for the development of multi-emitter MOF as ratiometric sensors in food contamination and spoilage detection. Their future improvement and advancing direction potential for their practical application is finally discussed.
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- Shanghua Xing
- Academy of Food Interdisciplinary Science, School of Food Science and Technology, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, China
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- Academy of Food Interdisciplinary Science, School of Food Science and Technology, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, China
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- Academy of Food Interdisciplinary Science, School of Food Science and Technology, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, China
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Yun P, Jinorose M, Devahastin S. Rapid smartphone-based assays for pesticides inspection in foods: current status, limitations, and future directions. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2023:1-21. [PMID: 36779284 DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2023.2166897] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/14/2023]
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Smartphone-based assays to inspect pesticides in foods have attracted much attention as such assays can transform tedious laboratory-based assays into real-time, on-site, or even home-based assay and hence overcoming the limitations of conventional assays. Although an array of smartphone-based assays is available, information on the use of these assays for pesticides inspection is scattered. The purposes of this review are therefore to compile, summarize and discuss state-of-the-art as well as advantages and limitations of the relevant technologies. Suggestions are provided for further development of smartphone-based assays for rapid inspection of pesticides in foods. Smartphone-based assays relying on enzyme inhibitions are noted to be nonselective qualitative, capable of reporting results in a quantitative manner only when a sample contains an individual pesticide. Smartphone-based assays relying on chemical reactions also target only individual pesticides. Smartphone-based visible spectroscopy can, on the other hand, inspect individual and multiple pesticides with the aid of appropriate colorimetry-, luminescence-, or fluorescence-based assay. Smartphone-based visible-near infrared and Raman spectroscopies are suitable for simultaneous multiple pesticides inspection. Raman spectroscopy is of particular interest as it can detect pesticides even at lower concentrations. This spectroscopic technique can also serve as a real-time assay with the aid of cloud network computations.
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- Pheakdey Yun
- Advanced Food Processing Research Laboratory, Department of Food Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Food Engineering, School of Engineering, King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Advanced Food Processing Research Laboratory, Department of Food Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi, Bangkok, Thailand
- The Academy of Science, The Royal Society of Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand
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Unified Method for Target and Non-Target Monitoring of Pesticide Residues in Fruits and Fruit Juices by Gas Chromatography-High Resolution Mass Spectrometry. Foods 2023; 12:foods12040739. [PMID: 36832813 PMCID: PMC9955418 DOI: 10.3390/foods12040739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2022] [Revised: 01/12/2023] [Accepted: 01/30/2023] [Indexed: 02/10/2023] Open
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A new polyvalent wide-scope analytical method, valid for both raw and processed (juices) fruits, combining target and non-target strategies, has been developed and validated to determine low concentrations of 260 pesticides, as well as many potential non-target substances and metabolites. The target approach has been validated according to SANTE Guide requirements. Trueness, precision, linearity, and robustness values were validated in raw fruit (apple) and juice (apple juice) as representative solid and liquid food commodities. Recoveries were between 70-120% and two ranges of linearity were observed: 0.5-20 μg kg-1 (0.5-20 μg L-1 apple juice) and 20-100 μg kg-1 (20-100 μg L-1 apple juice). The limits of quantification (LOQs) reached were lower than 0.2 μg kg-1 in apple (0.2 μg L-1 apple juice) in most cases. The developed method, based on QuEChERS extraction followed by gas chromatography-high resolution mass spectrometry (GC-HRMS), achieves part-per-trillions lower limits, which allowed the detection of 18 pesticides in commercial samples. The non-target approach is based on a retrospective analysis of suspect compounds, which has been optimized to detect up to 25 additional compounds, increasing the scope of the method. This made it possible to confirm the presence of two pesticide metabolites which were not considered in the target screening, phtamlimide and tetrahydrophthalimide.
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Zheng K, Guo Y, Hu X, Yu Y, Chen J, Su J, Lian W, Wu X, Meng X. Simultaneous detection of four pesticides in agricultural products by a modified QuEChERS method and LC-MS/MS. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH. PART. B, PESTICIDES, FOOD CONTAMINANTS, AND AGRICULTURAL WASTES 2023; 58:150-157. [PMID: 36728597 DOI: 10.1080/03601234.2023.2173926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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A modified QuEChERS pretreatment method and LC-MS/MS technique were performed to simultaneously determine four pesticide (Hexachlorophene, Dinex, Dinosam, Dinoterb) residues in agricultural products. Through the optimization of LC-MS/MS detection parameters in SIM mode, the optimal instrument conditions are obtained. The modified QuEChERS method was used to pretreat the samples. Solid phase extractants PSA, C18 and GCB were used for sample purification. The research results showed that the correlation coefficients of the four pesticides were all greater than 0.991, which had a good linear relationship. The limits of quantitation (LOQ) of the four pesticides were 0.05-0.56 μg/kg. The recoveries were 70.51-113.20% with relative standard deviations (RSDS) of 1.6-11.2%. The developed method can provide reliable data support for the subsequent simultaneous detection of these four pesticides.
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- Kunming Zheng
- Fujian CCIC-Fairreach Food Safety Testing Co., Ltd, Fuzhou, China
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- College of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Jingdezhen University, Jingdezhen, China
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- The Second People's Hospital of Jingdezhen, Jingdezhen, China
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- The Second People's Hospital of Jingdezhen, Jingdezhen, China
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- Fujian CCIC-Fairreach Food Safety Testing Co., Ltd, Fuzhou, China
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- Fujian CCIC-Fairreach Food Safety Testing Co., Ltd, Fuzhou, China
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- Fujian CCIC-Fairreach Food Safety Testing Co., Ltd, Fuzhou, China
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- Fujian CCIC-Fairreach Food Safety Testing Co., Ltd, Fuzhou, China
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- College of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Jingdezhen University, Jingdezhen, China
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Ozalp O, Gumus ZP, Soylak M. Magnetic solid-phase extraction of atrazine with ACC@NiCo 2O 4@Fe 3O 4 nanocomposite in spice and water samples. SEP SCI TECHNOL 2023. [DOI: 10.1080/01496395.2023.2168203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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- Ozgur Ozalp
- Faculty of Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey
- Technology Research & Application Center (TAUM), Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey
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- Central Research Testing and Analysis Laboratory Research and Application Center (EGE-MATAL), Ege University, İzmir, Turkey
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- Faculty of Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey
- Technology Research & Application Center (TAUM), Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey
- Turkish Academy of Sciences (TUBA), Ankara, Cankaya, Turkey
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Al-Hamry A, Lu T, Bai J, Adiraju A, Ega TK, Pašti IA, Kanoun O. Layer-by-Layer Deposited Multi-Modal PDAC/rGO Composite-Based Sensors. Foods 2023; 12:foods12020268. [PMID: 36673364 PMCID: PMC9857774 DOI: 10.3390/foods12020268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2022] [Revised: 12/26/2022] [Accepted: 01/02/2023] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Different environmental parameters, such as temperature and humidity, aggravate food spoilage, and different volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are released based on the extent of spoilage. In addition, a lack of efficient monitoring of the dosage of pesticides leads to crop failure. This could lead to the loss of food resources and food production with harmful contaminants and a short lifetime. For this reason, precise monitoring of different environmental parameters and contaminations during food processing and storage is a key factor for maintaining its safety and nutritional value. Thus, developing reliable, efficient, cost-effective sensor devices for these purposes is of utmost importance. This paper shows that Poly-(diallyl-dimethyl ammonium chloride)/reduced Graphene oxide (PDAC/rGO) films produced by a simple Layer-by-Layer deposition can be effectively used to monitor temperature, relative humidity, and the presence of volatile organic compounds as indicators for spoilage odors. At the same time, they show potential for electrochemical detection of organophosphate pesticide dimethoate. By monitoring the resistance/impedance changes during temperature and relative humidity variations or upon the exposure of PDAC/rGO films to methanol, good linear responses were obtained in the temperature range of 10-100 °C, 15-95% relative humidity, and 35 ppm-55 ppm of methanol. Moreover, linearity in the electrochemical detection of dimethoate is shown for the concentrations in the order of 102 µmol dm-3. The analytical response to different external stimuli and analytes depends on the number of layers deposited, affecting sensors' sensitivity, response and recovery time, and long-term stability. The presented results could serve as a starting point for developing advanced multi-modal sensors and sensor arrays with high potential for analytical applications in food safety and quality monitoring.
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- Ammar Al-Hamry
- Measurement and Sensor Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Chemnitz University of Technology, 09107 Chemnitz, Germany
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- Measurement and Sensor Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Chemnitz University of Technology, 09107 Chemnitz, Germany
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- Measurement and Sensor Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Chemnitz University of Technology, 09107 Chemnitz, Germany
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- Measurement and Sensor Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Chemnitz University of Technology, 09107 Chemnitz, Germany
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- Measurement and Sensor Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Chemnitz University of Technology, 09107 Chemnitz, Germany
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- University of Belgrade—Faculty of Physical Chemistry, Studentski trg 12-16, 11158 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Measurement and Sensor Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Chemnitz University of Technology, 09107 Chemnitz, Germany
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Dhuldhaj UP, Singh R, Singh VK. Pesticide contamination in agro-ecosystems: toxicity, impacts, and bio-based management strategies. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:9243-9270. [PMID: 36456675 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-24381-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2021] [Accepted: 11/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Continuous rise in application of pesticides in the agro-ecosystems in order to ensure food supply to the ever-growing population is of greater concern to the human health and the environment. Once entered into the agro-ecosystem, the fate and transport of pesticides is determined largely by the nature of pesticides and the soil attributes, in addition to the soil-inhabiting microbes, fauna, and flora. Changes in the soil microbiological actions, soil properties, and enzymatic activities resulting from pesticide applications are the important factors substantially affecting the soil productivity. Disturbances in the microbial community composition may lead to the considerable perturbations in cycling of major nutrients, metals, and subsequent uptake by plants. Indiscriminate applications are linked with the accumulation of pesticides in plant-based foods, feeds, and animal products. Furthermore, rapid increase in the application of pesticides having long half-life has also been reported to contaminate the nearby aquatic environments and accumulation in the plants, animals, and microbes surviving there. To circumvent the negative consequences of pesticide application, multitude of techniques falling in physical, chemical, and biological categories are presented by different investigators. In the present study, important findings pertaining to the pesticide contamination in cultivated agricultural soils; toxicity on soil microbes, plants, invertebrates, and vertebrates; effects on soil characteristics; and alleviation of toxicity by bio-based management approaches have been thoroughly reviewed. With the help of bibliometric analysis, thematic evolution and research trends on the bioremediation of pesticides in the agro-ecosystems have also been highlighted.
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- Umesh Pravin Dhuldhaj
- School of Life Sciences, Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University, Nanded, 431606, India
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- Department of Botany, Panjab University, Chandigarh, 160014, India
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- Department of Botany, K. S. Saket P. G. College, (Affiliated to Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University), Ayodhya, 224123, India.
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