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- Title
Magnetically treated water for removal of surface contamination by Malathion on Chinese Kale (Brassica oleracea L.).
- Authors
SUDSIRI, Chadapust J.; JUMPA, Nattawat; RITCHIE, Raymond J.
- Abstract
Malathion® is a persistent organophosphate pesticide used against biting and chewing insects on vegetables. It is a difficult-to-remove surface contaminant of vegetables and contaminates surface and ground water and soils. Malathion® is only partially water soluble, but use of detergent carriers makes adhering Malathion® residues difficult to subsequently remove. Magnetically treated water (MTW) successfully removed Malathion® from Chinese Kale (Brassica oleracea L.), meeting Maximum Residue Load (MRL) standards. Samples were soaked in MTW for 30 min prior to detection with GC/MS/MS, 98.5±3.02% of Malathion® was removed after washing by MTW. Removal by simple washing was only ≈42±1.2% which was not nearly sufficient to meet MRL criteria.
- Subjects
COLE crops; SURFACE contamination; MALATHION; KALE; GROUNDWATER; VEGETABLES; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS pesticides; PESTICIDE residues in food
- Publication
PLoS ONE, 2024, Vol 19, Issue 5, p1
- ISSN
1932-6203
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0298371