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The dissipation and terminal residues of oryzalin in grape ecosystem under open-field condition were investigated at two different locations, Beijing and Shandong in China. Residues in field-treated samples were determined by a sample method using rapid resolution liquid chromatography triples quadrupole tandem mass spectrometry (RRLC-QqQ-MS/MS). This method showed satisfactory qualitative and quantitative performance. The mean recoveries of oryzalin at different fortification levels (0.01, 0.1 and 1 mg/kg for grape; 0.01, 0.1, 1, 10 and 30 mg/kg for soil) ranged from 88.2% to 98.8%, with the relative standard deviations ≤4.9%. The limits of detection and quantification were, respectively, 0.003 and 0.01 mg/kg. In soil, the dissipation half-lives were about 9 days and the terminal residues ranged from <0.01 to 0.58 mg/kg in both Beijing and Shandong. The concentrations of oryzalin in grapes were lower than 0.01 mg/kg in most of the samples of dissipation study and all the samples of residue study. As far as we know, this is the first study focusing on the dissipation and terminal residue of oryzalin in grape ecosystem, and no maximum residue limits (MRLs) of oryzalin in grapes were recommended by China, Codex Alimentarius Commission or European Union. Therefore, these data not only provide important information about the fate and residues of oryzalin in grape ecosystem, but also could be very useful for the establishment of the MRLs of oryzalin in grapes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this study a total of 522 samples were collected from Shandong province of China in 2014 and analysed for the occurrence of fumonisin B1 (FB1), FB2and FB3by isotope dilution ultrahigh performance liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry. Fumonisins were detected in 98.1% of the corn products, with the average total level of 369.2 μg kg−1. The individual average values of FB1, FB2and FB3in corn products were 268.3, 53.7 and 47.2 μg kg−1, respectively. The simultaneous occurrence of FB1, FB2and FB3was observed in 76.7% of the corn products. Especially, the results demonstrated that the difference in the contamination levels for fumonisins in these three types of corn products was apparent. In addition, 6.2% of the wheat flour samples were contaminated with FB1, with concentrations ranging from 0.3 to 34.6 µg kg−1. No FB2or FB3was detected in wheat flour. In corn oil samples no fumonisins were detected. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]