Dissipation Behavior of Three Pesticides in Prickly Pear ( Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill.) Pads in Morelos, Mexico

Irene Iliana Ramírez-Bustos, Hugo Saldarriaga-Noreña, Ernesto Fernández-Herrera, Porfirio Juárez-López, Iran Alia-Tejacal, Dagoberto Guillén-Sánchez, Ismael Rivera-León and Víctor López-Martínez
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Irene Iliana Ramírez-Bustos: Posgrado en Ciencias Agropecuarias y Desarrollo Rural, Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos (UAEM), Av. Universidad 1001, Col. Chamilpa, Cuernavaca, Morelos 62209, México
Hugo Saldarriaga-Noreña: Centro de Investigaciones Químicas, Instituto de Ciencias Básicas y Aplicadas (UAEM), Av. Universidad 1001, Col. Chamilpa, Cuernavaca 62209, Mexico
Ernesto Fernández-Herrera: Universidad de Sonora, Departamento de Agricultura y Ganadería, Carretera Bahía de Kino km 21. Hermosillo, Sonora 83000, México
Porfirio Juárez-López: Posgrado en Ciencias Agropecuarias y Desarrollo Rural, Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos (UAEM), Av. Universidad 1001, Col. Chamilpa, Cuernavaca, Morelos 62209, México
Iran Alia-Tejacal: Posgrado en Ciencias Agropecuarias y Desarrollo Rural, Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos (UAEM), Av. Universidad 1001, Col. Chamilpa, Cuernavaca, Morelos 62209, México
Dagoberto Guillén-Sánchez: Posgrado en Ciencias Agropecuarias y Desarrollo Rural, Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos (UAEM), Av. Universidad 1001, Col. Chamilpa, Cuernavaca, Morelos 62209, México
Ismael Rivera-León: Centro de Investigaciones Químicas, Instituto de Ciencias Básicas y Aplicadas (UAEM), Av. Universidad 1001, Col. Chamilpa, Cuernavaca 62209, Mexico
Víctor López-Martínez: Posgrado en Ciencias Agropecuarias y Desarrollo Rural, Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos (UAEM), Av. Universidad 1001, Col. Chamilpa, Cuernavaca, Morelos 62209, México

IJERPH, 2019, vol. 16, issue 16, 1-10

Abstract: The dissipation of three field-applied pesticides (chlorothalonil, chlorpyrifos, and malathion), on cultivated prickly pear ( Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill.) pads was studied. The extraction of pesticides was carried out using the European quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged, and safe (QuEChERS) extraction technique and detection was carried out using tandem liquid chromatography with mass spectrometry. At harvest, 15 days after application, pesticide dissipation was below the level of detectability. Dissipation curves for prickly pear pads fit to a first-order kinetic equation. Two initial concentration levels were used for each pesticide. The approximate dissipation time for all pesticides studied was similar (10 days) and the half-life time was around six days. Final concentrations for the three pesticides were below the reference maximum residue level (MRL) (0.01 mg/kg), which suggests that these products can be applied safely in the commercial production of prickly pear pads at the established concentrations.

Keywords: pesticide residues; dissipation; QuEChERS; food-safety (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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