Multivariate Assessment and Risk Ranking of Pesticide Residues in Citrus Fruits.

ABSTRACT: 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, chlorpyrif

SUBMITTER: Radulovic J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10340182 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature