Institute of Plant Protection National Research Institute in Poznań, Experimental Station in Rzeszów, Poland PESTICIDE RESIDUES IN BRASSICA VEGETABLES E. Szpyrka, M. Słowik-Borowiec and A. Kurdziel Abstract The surveillance of pesticide residues in 87 samples of brassica vegetables, carried out in 00, resulted in residues found in 8 (3%) samples. The most often found insecticides were: chlorpyrifos and cypermethrin. In two samples of Chinese cabbage pyrimethanil residues were found, an active substance not recommended for protection of that kind of crop. Maximum residue levels were exceeded in seven (8%) of analyzed samples. Key words: pesticide residues, brassica vegetables Introduction Despite the constantlyappearing new vegetable species cultivated in Poland, for manyyears brassicas have consistentlyoccupied the largest area of the national crop. Simultaneously, positive changes occur, leading to a reduction in the cabbages ratio in favour of other species such as Chinese cabbage, cauliflower and broccoli (Kałamuk 00). The most important cabbage pathogens are: Plasmodiophora brassicae, Pythium debaryanum, Xanthomonas campestris, Botrytis cinerea and Alternaria brassicae. Plants belonging to the cruciferous familyare infested bynumerous pest species. The most common are: Pieris brassicae, P. rapae, Mamestra brassicae, Autographa gamma and Plutella maculipennis (Kałamuk 00). The Residue Analyses Laboratory in Rzeszów participates in official monitoring of plant protection products residues in crops, carried out bythe Main Inspectorate of Plant Health and Seed Inspection. Moreover, the Laboratoryruns surveillance analyzes for pesticide residues in food of plant origin designated for export and for regional consumes. The purpose of testing is to check whether plant protection products are used byproducers in compliance with the Plant Protection Regulation requirements. Phytopathologia 59: 49 53 The Polish Phytopathological Society, Poznań 0 ISSN 08-756
50 Short communications In this paper data on pesticide residues in brassica vegetables, obtained in 00, are presented. Pesticide residue levels were evaluated in relation to their maximum residue levels (MRLs, Regulation... 005). Materials and methods 87 samples of broccoli, cauliflower, head cabbage, Brussels sprout and Chinese cabbage from the region of south-eastern Poland were analyzed for content of 33 active substances (Table ). The validated analytical multi-residue method, including extraction of residues into organic solvent followed bychromatographic separation and selective EC and NP detection, was used (Ambrus et al. 98, Luke et al. 975, 98, Sadło 998). The positive results were confirmed in accordance with the European Commission regulation (Method validation... 009). Since 999, the Laboratoryin Rzeszów has participated in the proficiencytest organised and run bythe European Commission (European ProficiencyTest, Universityof Almeria, Spain). It involved analyzes of various fruits and vegetables all of which contained incurred and spiked residues. The results obtained bythe Laboratoryin Rzeszów were acceptable. Insecticides Fungicides Herbicides Analyzed active substances Table Acrinathrin, aldrin, alpha-cypermethrin, azinphos-ethyl, azinphos-methyl, beta-cyfluthrin, bifenthrin, bromopropylate, buprofezin, carbaryl, carbofuran, chlorfenvinphos, chlorpyrifos, chlorpyrifos-methyl, cyfluthrin, cypermethrin, p,p DDE, p,p DDD, o,p DDT, p,p DDT, deltamethrin, diazinon, dichlorvos, dicofol, dieldrin, dimethoate, endosulfan (alpha, beta and sulfate), endrin, esfenvalerate, ethion, ethoprophos, fenazaquin, fenitrothion, fenpropathrin, fenvalerate, fipronil, formothion, HCH (alpha, beta, gamma), HCB, heptachlor, heptachlor epoxide, heptenophos, hexytiazox, isofenphos, isofenphos-methyl, lambda-cyhalothrin, malathion, mecarbam, methacrifos, methoxychlor, methidathion, parathion-ethyl, parathion-methyl, permethrin, phosalone, phosmet, pirimiphos-methyl, pirimicarb, profenofos, propoxur, pyridaben, pyriproxyfen, quinalphos, tebufenpyrad, tetradifon, triazofos Azoxystrobin, benalaxyl, bitertanol, boscalid, bromuconazol, bupirymate, captan, chlorothalonil, cyprodinil, cyproconazol, dichlofluanid, dicloran, difenoconazol, dimethomorph, diphenyloamine, epoxyconazol, fenarimol, fenbuconazole, fenhexamid, fenpropimorph, fludioxonil, fluquinconazole, flusilazole, folpet, imazalil, iprodione, krezoxim-methyl, mepanipyrim, metalaxyl, myclobutanil, oxadixyl, penconazole, picoxystrobin, pyrimethanil, prochloraz, procymidone, propiconazol, quinoxyfen, quintozene, tebuconazole, tecnazene, tetraconazole, tolclofos-methyl, tolylfluanid, triadimefon, triadimenol, trifloxystrobin, vinclozolin Atrazin, chlorpropham, lenacil, linuron, metribuzin, napropamide, nitrofen, pendimethalin, propham, prometryn, propachlor, propyzamide, symazine, trifluralin
Short communications 5 Results In 00 pesticide residues were found in 8 (3%) samples out of 87 brassica vegetables samples examined. Violations of MRLs were found in seven (8%) of the analyzed samples: one sample of broccoli (chlorpyrifos residue) and six samples of Chinese cabbage (residues of chlorothalonil, chlorpyrifos, dimethoate and trifloxystrobin). The residues were mostly found in Chinese cabbage (66%) and Brussels sprout (40%), while rarely in cauliflower (4%). The most often found insecticides were chlorpyrifos and cypermethrin. In two samples of Chinese cabbage pyrimethanil residues were found, an active substance not recommended for protection of that kind of crop. The most often found fungi- Pesticide residues in brassica vegetables in 00 Table Crop Number of analyzed samples Active substance Number of samples with residues Range of residues found (mg/kg) min max MRL (mg/kg) Broccoli 5 Chlorpyrifos Cypermethrin 3 0.0 0.04 0.08* 0.05 Cauliflower 7 Pirimicarb 0.0 Head cabbage Chlorpyrifos Iprodione Pirimicarb 0.0 0. 0.0 5 Brussels sprout 5 Boscalid Chlorpyrifos Trifloxystrobin 0.03 0.0 0.0 0.05 Chinese cabbage 9 Azoxystrobin Boscalid Chlorpyrifos Chlorothalonil Lambda-cyhalothrin Cypermethrin Deltamethrin Dimethoate Iprodione Pyrimethanil Trifloxystrobin 8 7 3 3 0.03 0.30 0.0 0.05* 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.03* 0.06 0.03** 0.09* 0.36 0.7* 0.9 0.05*.8 0.04** 5 0 0.0 0.0 5 0.05 0.0 MRL maximum residues level. *The substance, which residue level exceeded the maximum residue level (MRL). **Application of the substance was not recommended for that crop.
5Short communications cides were iprodione and boscalid. None of the analyzed herbicides was found. Details of the residues detected are provided in Table. Information of violations of MRLs and use of illegal plant protection products was sent to the National Contact Point under the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF). Discussion A large number of samples with pesticide residues (3%) and with violations of maximum residue levels (8%) indicates problems with protection of brassica crops against diseases and pests. The crop in which the largest number of crop protection treatments was used appeared Chinese cabbage. Those results correlated with results obtained bynowacka et al. (009, 00) in official testing conducted throughout the countryin 008 and 009. The residues were also mostlyfound in Chinese cabbage (8.6 35%) and violations of MRLs also concerned broccoli and Chinese cabbage. Streszczenie POZOSTAŁOŚCI ŚRODKÓW OCHRONY ROŚLIN W WARZYWACH KAPUSTNYCH W 00 roku wykonano analizy 87 próbek warzyw z grupy kapustnych. Pozostałości środków ochronyroślin stwierdzono w 8 próbkach (3%), przyczym w siedmiu próbkach (8%) przekroczyły one najwyższy dopuszczalny poziom pozostałości. Przekroczenia wystąpiły w jednej próbce brokułu (pozostałość chloropiryfosu) i w sześciu próbkach kapusty pekińskiej (pozostałości chlorotalonilu, dimetoatu i tryfloksystrobiny). Najwięcej pozostałości stwierdzono w kapuście pekińskiej (66%) i kapuście brukselskiej (40%), a najmniej w kalafiorze (4%). Najczęściej wykrywanymi substancjami były insektycydy: chloropiryfos oraz cypermetryna. W dwóch próbkach kapusty pekińskiej wykryto pozostałości pirymetanilu substancji aktywnej wchodzącej w skład środków ochrony roślin niezalecanych do ochrony tej uprawy. Literature Ambrus A., Lantos J., Visi E., Csatlos I., Sarvari L., 98: General method for determination of pesticide residues of plant origin, soil, and water. I. Extraction and cleanup. J. Assoc. Off. Anal. Chem. 64, : 733 74. Kałamuk J., 00 Szkodliwe motyle na warzywach kapustnych. Hasło Ogrodn. 5. [http://www.ho.haslo.pl/article.php?id=985].
Short communications 53 Luke M.A., Froberg J.E., Dosse G.M., Masumoto H.T., 98: Improved multiresidue gas chromatographic determination of organophosphorus, organonitrogen and organohalogen pesticides in produce, using flame photometric and electrolytic conductivity detectors. J. Assoc. Off. Anal. Chem. 64, 5: 87 95. Luke M.A., Froberg J.E., Masumoto H.T., 975: Extraction and cleanup of organochlorine, organophosphate, organonitrogen, hydrocarbon pesticides in produce for determination by gas-liquid chromatography. J. Assoc. Off. Anal. Chem. 58, 5: 00 06. Method validation and qualitycontrol procedures for pesticide residues analysis in food and feed. Document SANCO/0684/009. 009. DG SANCO, European Commission. Nowacka A., Gnusowski B., Walorczyk S., Drożdżyński D., Wójcik A., Raczkowski M., Hołodyńska A., Barylska E., Ziółkowski A., Chmielewska E., Rzeszutko U., Giza I., Jurys J., Łozowicka B., Kaczyński P., Rutkowska E., Jankowska M., Szpyrka E., Rupar J., Rogozińska K., Kurdziel A., Słowik-Borowiec M., Kuźmenko A., Szala J., Sadło S., 00: Pozostałości środków ochronyroślin w płodach rolnych (rok 009). Prog. Plant Prot. / Post. Ochr. Rośl. 50, 4: 947 96. Nowacka A., Gnusowski B., Walorczyk S., Drożdżyński D., Wójcik A., Raczkowski M., Hołodyńska A., Barylska E., Ziółkowski A., Chmielewska E., Rzeszutko U., Giza I., Łozowicka B., Kaczyński P., Rutkowska E., Szpyrka E., Rupar J., Rogozińska K., Machowska A., Słowik-Borowiec M., Kuźmenko A., Szala J., Sadło S., 009: Pozostałości środków ochronyroślin w płodach rolnych (rok 008). Prog. Plant Prot. / Post. Ochr. Rośl. 49, 4: 903 97. Regulation (EC) No 396/005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 February005 on maximum residue levels of pesticides in/or on food and feed of plant and animal origin and amending Council Directive 9/44/EEC. 005. Off. J. L 70/, with later amendments. Sadło S., 998: Partition coefficient its determination and significance in estimation of pesticide residue losses in the course of extraction procedure. J. Plant Prot. Res. 38, : 79 84. Authors address: Dr. Ewa Szpyrka, Magdalena Słowik-Borowiec M.Sc., Anna Kurdziel M.Sc., Institute of Plant Protection National Research Institute in Poznań, Experimental Station in Rzeszów, ul. Langiewicza 8, 35-0 Rzeszów, Poland, e-mail: e.szpyrka@iorpib.poznan.pl Accepted for publication: 3.03.0