Extraction and detection of novaluron and lambda-cyhalothrin in cabbage: a modified QuEChERS approach with GC–MS/MS analysis
摘要
A modified quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged and safe analytical method was utilized for extraction, and GC–MS/MS was used for detection of the residues of novaluron and lambda-cyhalothrin in/on cabbage when applied at the recommended dose, i.e. 75 and 15 g a.i. ha−1, and 1.25 times the recommended, i.e. 93.75 and 18.75 g a.i. ha−1, respectively. The analytical method was validated as per European Union guidelines. These insecticides dissipated following first-order kinetics, with half-lives of 1.99 and 1.46 days at the recommended dose and 2.83 and 1.89 days at 1.25 times the recommended dose for novaluron and lambda-cyhalothrin, respectively. No residues were present in the soil at the time of harvest. These insecticides were safe for human consumption, as the TMDI < MPI, aHQ & cHQ were less than one for both the doses. Removal of outer leaves was the most effective method for maximum per cent reduction in residues.