Analytical methods for estimation of organophosphorus pesticide residues in fruits and vegetables: A review

• Published in: Talanta (Oxford) Vol. 82; no. 4; pp. 1077 - 1089
• Main Authors: Sharma, Dipakshi, Nagpal, Avinash, Pakade, Yogesh B., Katnoria, Jatinder Kaur
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 15.09.2010; Elsevier
• Subjects: Analytical chemistry; Carcinogen; Chemistry; Chromatographic methods and physical methods associated with chromatography; Chromatography, Gas; Chromatography, Liquid; Exact sciences and technology; Fruit - chemistry; Gas chromatographic methods; Gas chromatography; Liquid chromatography; Luminescence; Mass Spectrometry; Maximum residue limit; Organophosphates - analysis; Other chromatographic methods; Pesticide contamination; Pesticide Residues - analysis; Spectrometric and optical methods; Vegetables - chemistry; Maximum residue limit; Gas chromatography; Carcinogen; Liquid chromatography; Pesticide contamination; Mass spectrometry; Water; Chemical analysis; Insecticide; Vegetables; Review; Laboratory; Sample preparation; Efficiency; Extraction; Monitoring; Public health; Quantitative analysis; Phosphoric acid; Fruit; Estimation; Use; Pesticides; Foodstuff; Air; Contamination; Vegetable crop; Residue; Analytical method; Organophosphorus compounds; Limit
• ISSN: 0039-9140; 1873-3573
• DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2010.06.043

Use of pesticides has turned out to be an obligatory input to agriculture and public health. Versatile use of pesticides had resulted in contamination of all basic necessities of life, i.e. air, water and food. Among various pesticides, organophosphorus pesticides (OPPs), derivative of phosphoric acid, are the most extensively used insecticides or acaricides in many crops. Due to low persistency and high killing efficiency of OPPs, many agriculturalists regularly use this group of pesticides for various vegetables and fruits crops. The continuous use of pesticides has caused the deleterious effects to ecosystem. In response to this, a number of methods have been developed by several regulatory agencies and private laboratories and are applied routinely for the quantification and monitoring of multi pesticide residues in vegetables and crops. The present review pertains to various extraction and quantification procedures used world wide to analyze OPPs residues in various vegetables and fruits.