Hazard index, a tool for a long term risk assessment of pesticide residues in some commodities, a pilot study

• Published in: Regulatory toxicology and pharmacology Vol. 73; no. 3; pp. 985 - 991
• Main Authors: Gad Alla, Sohair A., Loutfy, Naglaa M., Shendy, Amr H., Ahmed, Mohamed Tawfic
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Inc 01.12.2015
• Subjects: Chromatography, Liquid; Consumer Product Safety; Decision Support Techniques; Exposure; Food Contamination; Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; Humans; Pesticide residues; Pesticide Residues - adverse effects; Pesticide Residues - analysis; Pilot Projects; Risk Assessment; Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization; Tandem Mass Spectrometry; Time Factors; Vegetables - chemistry; Pesticide residues; Risk assessment; Exposure

Samples of some vegetables were analyzed for pesticides residues using the accredited (QuEChERS) method. The method allowed the determination of 215 compounds of different pesticide chemical groups. LC-MS/MS and GC–MS/MS were used for residues quantification. In a total number of 116 samples, no pes...