- Determination of pesticide and phthalate residues in tea by QuEChERS method and their fate in processing.
Determination of pesticide and phthalate residues in tea by QuEChERS method and their fate in processing.
Environmental science and pollution research international (2016-11-18)
Sapna Yadav, Satyajeet Rai, Ashutosh K Srivastava, Smita Panchal, D K Patel, V P Sharma, Sudha Jain, L P Srivastava
PMID27854062
ABSTRACT
In this study, the quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged, and safe (QuEChERS) method was applied for the analysis of the multiclass pesticide residues of 12 organochlorines (OCs), 9 organophosphates (OPs), 11 synthetic pyrethroids (SPs), 4 herbicides, 6 phthalates in raw tea (loose tea, branded tea and herbal tea), and tea infusion in 4 different containers (glass cup, earthen cup, plastic bag and disposal cup). In loose tea and branded tea residues, malathion (0.257 and 0.118 mg kg