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Efficiency of Magnetically Treated Water on Decontamination of Chlorpyrifos ® Residual: A Practically Water Insoluble Organophosphate in Brassica chinensis Linn

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  • Chadapust J. Sudsiri

    (Department of Industrial Management, Faculty of Sciences and Industrial Technology, Prince of Songkla University, Suratthani 90110, Thailand)

  • Natawat Jumpa

    (Scientific Laboratory and Equipment Center, Prince of Songkla University, Suratthani 90110, Thailand)

  • Raymond J. Ritchie

    (Biotechnology of Electromechanics Research Unit, Faculty of Technology and Environment, Prince of Songkla University, Phuket 83120, Thailand)

Abstract

Chlorpyrifos ® ( Thaion Agro Chemical CO., Ltd. Yannawa, Bangkok 10120, Thailand) (an almost water insoluble organophosphate insecticide) has been extensively used, resulting in the presence as a surface contaminant in foodstuffs, surface streams and soils. It is thus critically essential to develop methods to degrade or remove and eliminate this pollutant from environments. Chlorpyrifos ® has very limited solubility and so it is primarily a contaminant of the surfaces of foodstuffs. We present the effect of magnetically treated water (MTW) to remove Chlorpyrifos ® contaminating in Brassica chinensis Linn., a commonly eaten vegetable in Thailand and globally. Samples were washed with magnetically treated water (MTW) prior to detection of Chlorpyrifos ® with GC-MS (Gas Chromatograph-Mass Spectroscopy). Chlorpyrifos ® was removed by a factor of 413 times (−99.7%) by MTW compared to the un-washed sample, whereas the removal factor for tap water washing was only 9.6 (−89%). The MTW washed material easily passed safety criteria (Maximum Residue Load—MRL), but the tap water washed vegetables did not do so reliably. Although Chlorpyrifos ® may be banned in many countries, the binding properties of replacement organophosphates are likely to be similar, and so our results should generalize to pesticides in the organophosphate chemical class that are not readily water soluble.

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  • Chadapust J. Sudsiri & Natawat Jumpa & Raymond J. Ritchie, 2023. "Efficiency of Magnetically Treated Water on Decontamination of Chlorpyrifos ® Residual: A Practically Water Insoluble Organophosphate in Brassica chinensis Linn," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 13(3), pages 1-12, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jagris:v:13:y:2023:i:3:p:714-:d:1101686
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    1. Yangliu Wu & Quanshun An & Dong Li & Jun Wu & Canping Pan, 2019. "Comparison of Different Home/Commercial Washing Strategies for Ten Typical Pesticide Residue Removal Effects in Kumquat, Spinach and Cucumber," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(3), pages 1-20, February.
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