Risk assessment of dietary exposure assessment of dimethoate residues on some fruits, vegetables and herbs in Egypt
Abstract: The central laboratory pesticide residues analysis and heavy metals in food have been set Egyptian Ministry of Agriculture and Finland conducts tests to evaluate the safe usage of pesticides in Egypt. Dimothoate one of the most widely applied organophosphate insecticide according to the U.S.EPA. On the other hand, dimethoate is a possible human carcinogen, classified as group C. A total of 12919 samples of 57 different types of fruits, vegetables, and aromatic medicinal plants samples were examined for dimethoate residues during 2002, seventeen commodities represent 10.1% were completely free of dimethoate residues. Forty commodities represent total 11614 samples fruits (2818). Vegetables (2212) and aromatic Medicinal plants (6584) with percentages 89.9 % of total examined samples have dimethoate residues. Only 4.09 % of total contaminated commodities (475 samples) were below limit of determination (LOD = 0:05 ppm), 16.32 % at LOD or more However 83.68 % of those samples are not contaminated with dimethoate residues. Only 7.64 % of the samples exceeded MRL's of dimethoate residues compared with the national, codex and EU-MRL's. dimethoate residues was detected frequently in peach and orange samples with percentages of 32.26 % and 19.69 %, respectively furthermore they showed the highest violation percentages 16.13% and 19.69 %. The main contributors to total intake of dimethoate are leafy vegetables 42.73 %, The major contributors crops to total intake of dimethoate are green molokhia 36.96 %. The total dietary intake of dimethoate 0.00214 mg/kg. body weight/day is lower than ADI (0.002 mg/kg body weight) and contributing 107% of AD! .Therefore dietary exposures to dimethoate are a case for a concern. We can help and protect ourselves from a toxic environment by eating organic food and by demanding a benign system of agriculture by avoiding using toxic pesticides into our food and environment.
Key words: Dimethoate, Exposure assessment, Residue, Monitoring, Fruits and Vegetables, Herbs, Aromatic and medicinal plants
Publication year 2004
Availability location المعمل المركزى لتحليل متبقيات المبيدات والعناصر الثقيلة فى الأغذية --7 شارع نادى الصيد - الدقى - الجيزة
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serial title J. Adv. Agric. Res. (Fac. Ag.Saba Basha)
Department Pesticides Residue Analysis
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Agris Categories Physiology of human nutritionPollution
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TERMS		 Contamination. Dimethoate. Egypt. Fruits. Herbaceous plants. Residues. Vegetables.
Publication Type Journal
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