Efficiency of Magnetically Treated Water on Decontamination of Chlorpyrifos ® Residual: A Practically Water Insoluble Organophosphate in Brassica chinensis Linn

Chadapust J. Sudsiri, Natawat Jumpa and Raymond J. Ritchie ()
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Chadapust J. Sudsiri: Department of Industrial Management, Faculty of Sciences and Industrial Technology, Prince of Songkla University, Suratthani 90110, Thailand
Natawat Jumpa: Scientific Laboratory and Equipment Center, Prince of Songkla University, Suratthani 90110, Thailand
Raymond J. Ritchie: Biotechnology of Electromechanics Research Unit, Faculty of Technology and Environment, Prince of Songkla University, Phuket 83120, Thailand

Agriculture, 2023, vol. 13, issue 3, 1-12

Abstract: Chlorpyrifos ® ( Thaion Agro Chemical CO., Ltd. Yannawa, Bangkok 10120, Thailand) (an almost water insoluble organophosphate insecticide) has been extensively used, resulting in the presence as a surface contaminant in foodstuffs, surface streams and soils. It is thus critically essential to develop methods to degrade or remove and eliminate this pollutant from environments. Chlorpyrifos ® has very limited solubility and so it is primarily a contaminant of the surfaces of foodstuffs. We present the effect of magnetically treated water (MTW) to remove Chlorpyrifos ® contaminating in Brassica chinensis Linn., a commonly eaten vegetable in Thailand and globally. Samples were washed with magnetically treated water (MTW) prior to detection of Chlorpyrifos ® with GC-MS (Gas Chromatograph-Mass Spectroscopy). Chlorpyrifos ® was removed by a factor of 413 times (−99.7%) by MTW compared to the un-washed sample, whereas the removal factor for tap water washing was only 9.6 (−89%). The MTW washed material easily passed safety criteria (Maximum Residue Load—MRL), but the tap water washed vegetables did not do so reliably. Although Chlorpyrifos ® may be banned in many countries, the binding properties of replacement organophosphates are likely to be similar, and so our results should generalize to pesticides in the organophosphate chemical class that are not readily water soluble.

Keywords: Chlorpyrifos ®; contaminants; GC-MS—gas chromatograph-mass spectroscopy; magnetic field; magnetically treated water (MTW); washing removal of organophosphates; maximum residual load (MRL) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q1 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Q16 Q17 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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