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Photodegradation of Organophosphorus Pesticides in Honey Medium by Solar Light Irradiation.
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Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology [Bull Environ Contam Toxicol] 2020 Jun; Vol. 104 (6), pp. 792-798. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Apr 25. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- In this study, the photodegradation of organophosphorus (OPs) pesticides in the honey medium was evaluated under sunlight irradiation. Some of the 22 samples collected at different sites contained OPs pesticides (Methyl parathion, Coumaphos and Fenitrothion) with an average of 8 ng/g. Moreover, three samples were found with pesticide residue levels exceeding the maximum residue limits (MRL ≥ 50 ng/g) imposed by the standard water (WHO). Gas chromatography (GC) combined with a tritium electron capture detector system was used for the analysis of OPs pesticides in honey. Total degradation of the Methyl parathion was obtained in less than 60 min of irradiation. Moreover, the elimination of the other OPs found in the samples was also effective with a rate of 85% for Coumaphos and Fenitrothion after 50 min of sunlight irradiation. The kinetics of the photodegradation reaction of all OPs pesticides studied followed a pseudo-first order model.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1432-0800
- Volume :
- 104
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 32335690
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-020-02858-1