Table 3 Maximum residues (MR in mg kg−1) in grass samples of frequently detected pesticides and surrogate maximum residue limits (MRL) according to EU database [30], assuming similar contamination levels for vegetables and fruits from home gardens
Pesticide | Current MR (grass) | MRL according to EU database [30] | Relationship to lowest surrogate MRL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lettuce | Spinach | Strawberry | |||
Chlorpyrifos | 0.71 | 0.30 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 71-fold over |
Fluazinam | 0.24 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 24-fold over |
Dodine | 0.23 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 23-fold over |
Captan | 0.46 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 5.00 | 15-fold over |
Oxadiazon | 0.64 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 13-fold over |
Chlorpyrifos-methyl | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.01 | 0.01 | Sixfold over |
Folpet | 0.15 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 1.50 | Fivefold over |
Penconazole | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.50 | Fourfold over |
Meptyldinocap | 0.15 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 3.00 | Threefold over |
Phosmet | 0.07 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 1.4-fold over |
Imidacloprid | 0.03 | 2.00 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 1.7-fold under |
Difenoconazole | 0.12 | 3.00 | 2.00 | 0.40 | Threefold under |
Penthiopyrad | 0.10 | 15.00 | 30.00 | 3.00 | 30-fold under |
Fluxapyroxad | 0.09 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 33-fold under |
Methoxyfenozid | 0.03 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 2.00 | 67-fold under |
Fludioxonil | 0.04 | 40.00 | 30.00 | 4.00 | 100-fold under |