Evaluating the presence of pesticides in bananas: An integrative review

Gomes, Hiago de O.; Menezes, Jorge Marcell Coelho; Costa, José Galberto Martins da; Coutinho, Henrique Douglas Melo; Teixeira, Raimundo Nonato Pereira; Nascimento, Ronaldo F.

doi:10.1016/j.ecoenv.2019.110016

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“…Banana is a fruit that is closely related to people’s lives and is subject to a variety of pests and diseases during production, which can cause serious yield losses or even crop failure [ 112 ]. Therefore, in order to ensure the production of bananas, a variety of chemical pesticides are used to control the pests and diseases.…”

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The Valorization of Banana By-Products: Nutritional Composition, Bioactivities, Applications, and Future Development

Zou

Tan

Zhang

et al. 2022

Foods

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Bananas are among the world’s main economic crops and one of the world’s most-selling fresh fruits. However, a great deal of waste and by-products is produced during banana harvesting and consumption, including stems, leaves, inflorescences, and peels. Some of them have the potential to be used to develop new foods. Furthermore, studies have found that banana by-products contain many bioactive substances that have antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant properties and other functions. At present, research on banana by-products has mainly focused on various utilizations of banana stems and leaves, as well as the extraction of active ingredients from banana peels and inflorescences to develop high-value functional products. Based on the current research on the utilization of banana by-products, this paper summarized the composition information, functions, and comprehensive utilization of banana by-products. Moreover, the problems and future development in the utilization of by-products are reviewed. This review is of great value in expanding the potential applications of banana stems, leaves, inflorescences, and peels, which will not only help to reduce waste of agricultural by-product resources and ecological pollution but will also be useful for the development of essential products as alternative sources of healthy food in the future.

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The Valorization of Banana By-Products: Nutritional Composition, Bioactivities, Applications, and Future Development

Zou

Tan

Zhang

et al. 2022

Foods

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“…According to a report by Atwood and Paisley-Jones (2017), the United States spends about 16-18% of total global pesticide spending (Nyirenda et al, 2011;Abong'o et al, 2014;Schreinemachers et al, 2015;Herrero-Hernández et al, 2017;Menchen et al, 2017;Sharma et al, 2019). Gomes et al (2020) examined the pesticide content of 172 samples of bananas, 59.3% of which were collected from Europe, 32.5% from Asia, and 8.1% from South America. According to the Brazilian, European, and Codex regulations, a total of 79.1%, 32.4%, and 42.6% of the samples were unacceptable and included pesticide residues.…”

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Evaluating earthworms as candidates for remediating pesticide contaminated agricultural soil: A review

Mishra

Samal

2022

Front. Environ. Sci.

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Alterations of soil characteristics that result in reduction in ecosystem services invariably cause soil quality degradation. Such changes could be caused due to a variety of stressors, which might be physical, chemical, or biological and come from both anthropogenic and natural causes. Out of the wide variety of soil pollutants, agrochemicals contaminate soil biota the most. Numerous research’ findings have confirmed that soil has been the most preferred site for the disposal of xenobiotics and therefore is likely to be the source of contamination for other natural resources like ground and surface waters. The ecological risk associated with contaminated soils depends on many physicochemical and biological processes that govern the transport and transformation of pesticides. Nevertheless, the persistence of pesticides in soil is a serious threat to both below and above ground organisms which play key roles in sustaining soil functions. One of the viable methods to decontaminate soil is by utilizing living soil biota selectively. This process called. Bioremediation has traditionally been employed to remove chemical residues from soil or to lessen their toxicity levels. Although microbes have been extensively used for bioremediation, chemical breakdown and remediation are significantly aided by certain dominant soil fauna, such as earthworms. Since they modify soil quality, earthworms are regarded as soil engineers. Earthworms can participate in the degradation of pesticide residues, either directly through the release of detoxifying enzymes in their gut or indirectly through their positive influence on microbial populations which could degrade pesticides. The earthworm supported pesticide degradation is largely confined to the gut microenvironment and the soil processed by the worms. The impact of earthworm species on pesticide degradation is widely variable which could be related to their feeding habits and microhabitats. Molecular docking studies have provided evidence in support of binding of organic molecules with agrochemicals. High level of organic matter in soil is expected to increase the binding of hydrophobic pesticides to organic ligands with consequent reduction in their bioavailability to microorganisms and increasing their persistence. Activities of earthworms is likely to induce growth of aerobic microbes capable of pesticide degradation. Among the various earthworm species, Lumbricus terrestris, Perionyx excavatus and Metaphire posthuma have shown promising results as remediating agents of pesticides contaminating farm soils. The present article focuses on the remediation process of hazardous pesticide polluted soil using biological agent like earthworm. This approach may be both efficient and environmentally beneficial.

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“…2 It is to prevent these infestations as well as to increase the yield of bananas that agricultural professionals have over time made liberal use of pesticides. 3 However, it is imperative to note that repeated usage of pesticides increases the possibility of pesticide resistance and pest resurgence, in addition to retention of residues, and the resultant ecological damage. Depending on their type and interaction, potential pesticides build up in the fatty tissues of human beings and over a period of time damage the endocrine, nervous, and immune systems, sometimes even causing cancer.…”

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“…Serious illnesses such as kidney disease, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease etc. 1,[3][4][5] too have been linked to exposure to them. In order to mitigate these and many other adverse health effects, various organizations have proposed maximum residue levels (MRLs) so as to regulate exposure to pesticide residues in foods.…”

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“…In order to mitigate these and many other adverse health effects, various organizations have proposed maximum residue levels (MRLs) so as to regulate exposure to pesticide residues in foods. 1,3 Development of specic and sensitive analytical methods aids in assessing multi-pesticide residues which in turn aids in evaluating MRLs for regulatory purposes. The present study is an attempt towards achieving the same for the banana matrix.…”

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Multivariate optimization and validation of 200 pesticide residues in the banana matrix by GC-MS/MS

Ahire,

Thasale,

Das

et al. 2024

Anal. Methods

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Evaluating the presence of pesticides in bananas: An integrative review

Cited by 26 publications

References 18 publications

The Valorization of Banana By-Products: Nutritional Composition, Bioactivities, Applications, and Future Development

The Valorization of Banana By-Products: Nutritional Composition, Bioactivities, Applications, and Future Development

Evaluating earthworms as candidates for remediating pesticide contaminated agricultural soil: A review

Multivariate optimization and validation of 200 pesticide residues in the banana matrix by GC-MS/MS

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