The Presence of Pesticide Residues in Select Commodities in Albanian Market

Sofiana Mai, Ederina Ninga, Mimoza Mukaj and Magdalena Cara
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Sofiana Mai: Food Safety and Veterinary Institute

European Journal of Engineering and Technology Research, 2019, vol. 4, issue 1, 126-128

Abstract: Widespread use of pesticides is linked to the development of agriculture in our country; however, the usage of this toxic compound must be controlled. The purpose of this study is to investigate pesticide residues in grape and lettuce samples from the Albanian market. From March to October 2017, we randomly collected 44 grapes and 34 lettuce samples from some region in Albania such as Tirana, Durres, Fier, Lushnje, Elbasan and Vlora. The collected sample underwent pesticide residue analysis, and pesticide extraction which was performed using ethyl acetate. Instrumental analysis was carried out in GC/MS Triple Quadrupole in multiple reactions monitoring mode. Products such as vegetables and fruits, available in our markets should be safe and controlled to limit potential risk to public health. In this study we concluded that no lettuce samples exceed the maximum residues level values for some pesticides, 19% of grape samples resulted above the MRL, and Chlorpyrifos is the most active substance found more than 0.05 mg kg-1

Keywords: Multi Residues Analysis; Grapes; Lettuces; GC MS/MS (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.24018/ejeng.2019.4.1.1087

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