Washing effects of limonene on pesticide residues in green peppers

Abstract

The data indicated that washing with a low concentration of limonene for 5 min was the optimal treatment for elimination of pesticide residues in green pepper, considering effect and treatment time as well as cost.

Effective removal of organophosphorus pesticide residues in tomatoes using natural extracts

“…The higher pesticide reduction efficiency was obtained from higher concentration of 6 and 8% at higher soaking time 15 min. The results were in agreement with Rasolonjatovo et al (), Lozowicka et al (), Lu, Shen, Sun, Zhu, and Liu (), Soliman (), Zohair (), Kin and Huat (). The results showed that the dimethoate and dichlorvos have been effectively reduced by 8% of ACE when compared to AAE for 15 min washing time.…”

“…Moreover, the terpenoids have great solvency effect if combined with a surfactant. It was previously reported that the combination of limonene and lecithin was effectively reduced the pesticides from green pepper (Lu et al, ).…”

Changes of Field Incurred Chlorpyrifos and Its Toxic Metabolite Residues in Rice during Food Processing from-RAC-to-Consumption

“…In the literature, it was reported that washing with tap water, different detergents, salt solutions (NaCl), and vinegar (acetic acid) may decrease the chlorpyrifos pesticide in cabbage by between 10% and 70% [ 42 ]. Recently, another report demonstrated that washing with different concentrations of limonene caused 20%-90% loss of the chlorpyrifos residues in green peppers [ 21 ]. However, Burchat et al observed that washing did not significantly decrease the amounts of organophosphorus insecticides in carrots [ 43 ].…”

“…Ultrasonic cleaning for 20 min lowered pesticides by 49.8%–84.4% [ 20 ]. Washing with a low concentration of limonene for 5 min was the optimal treatment for elimination of pesticide residues in green pepper, considering the effect and treatment time as well as the cost [ 21 ]. Recently, Ling and coworkers observed that the cooking process may result in removal of chlorpyrifos residue in vegetables, more effective than washing [ 22 ].…”

Development of eco-friendly submicron emulsions stabilized by a bio-derived gum

“…This organic compound presents interesting applications in different fields such as cosmetics, food, pesticide applications and pharmaceutical industries [11][12][13][14][15]. Furthermore, d-limonene is a good candidate to be used as a (bio-)solvent in the design of novel agrochemical products, replacing more pollutant chemicals [16].…”