Pesticides in fruits and vegetables

By: Kegley, Susan EContributor(s): Wise, Laura JMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: Sausalito, Calif. : University Science Books, 1998Description: vi, 114 p. : illustrationsISBN: 0935702466 (pbk.); 9780935702460Subject(s): Pesticide residues in food | Fruit | Vegetables | Chromatographic analysisDDC classification: 363.192
Contents:
Preface.-- Introduction.-- 1. Organochlorine Pesticides.-- 2. Solubilities of Organic Compounds.-- 3. Fundamentals of Organic Extraction.-- 4. Supercritical Fluid Extraction.-- 5. Gas Chromatography as a Tool for the Analysis of Organic Compounds.-- 6. Risk Assessment and Human Health.-- 7. Pesticide Regulation and Tolerance Levels.-- 8. The Great Debate.-- A. Tolerance Levels for Selected Pesticides.-- B. Pesticide Residue Data.-- Index.
Summary: This introductory module explores the structure/solubility relationships of organic compounds, explains how to extract pesticide residues from fruits and vegetables, analyzes the extract for pesticide content using gas chromatography, and uses the data collected as a basis for discussion about the issues surrounding pesticide regulation.
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Preface.--
Introduction.--
1. Organochlorine Pesticides.--
2. Solubilities of Organic Compounds.--
3. Fundamentals of Organic Extraction.--
4. Supercritical Fluid Extraction.--
5. Gas Chromatography as a Tool for the Analysis of Organic Compounds.--
6. Risk Assessment and Human Health.--
7. Pesticide Regulation and Tolerance Levels.--
8. The Great Debate.--
A. Tolerance Levels for Selected Pesticides.--
B. Pesticide Residue Data.--
Index.

This introductory module explores the structure/solubility relationships of organic compounds, explains how to extract pesticide residues from fruits and vegetables, analyzes the extract for pesticide content using gas chromatography, and uses the data collected as a basis for discussion about the issues surrounding pesticide regulation.

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