Dissipation kinetics, residue level, and risk assessment of chlorantraniliprole in Rosa roxburghii and its residue removal using household decontamination technique
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Keywords
chlorantraniliprole, Rosa roxburghii, soil, dissipation, risk assessment, residue removal, UPLC–MS/MS
Abstract
Rosa roxburghii (R. roxburghii) is edible and medicinal fruit rich in vitamin C. Residues and potentially ecological risks of chlorantraniliprole (CAP) in the R. roxburghii orchard have aroused concern considering its extensive use for controlling oriental fruit moth, aphid, and whitefly of R. roxburghii. In this study, an effective UPLC–MS/MS method was developed for quantitation of CAP in R. roxburghii and soil using modified quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged, and safe (QuEChERS) dispersive solid-phase extraction with average recoveries of 73.89–96.63% and a relative standard deviation of <15%. Dissipation dynamics and terminal residue trials under the field conditions in 2021 and 2022 showed that half-lives of CAP in R. roxburghii (2.64–2.70 days) were shorter than those in soil (3.58–3.80 days), and its terminal residues in R. roxburghii and soil were 0.034–0.818 mg kg-1 and 0.003–0.015 mg kg-1, respectively. Long-term dietary and soil ecological risk assessments indicated that the risk quotient was significantly less than 100%, meaning that the use of CAP on R. roxburghii at the recommended dosage was safe to consumers and soil ecology system, and that maximum residue limits (MRLs) and safe pre-harvest intervals of CAP in R. roxburghii were recommended as 0.7 mg kg-1 and 14 days, respectively. Removal experiments of CAP residues from R. roxburghii using simple household processing approaches exhibit that 2% baking soda water had the highest removal efficiency (56.04–60.33%). This study provides the basic data for establishing MRL, the safe and rational use of CAP in R. roxburghii production as well as the household decontamination prior to consumption of R. roxburghii fruits.
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Yu, W., Huang, M., Chen, J., Wu, S., Zheng, K., Zeng, S., Zhang, K. and Hu, D., 2017. Risk assessment and monitoring of dinotefuran and its metabolites for Chinese consumption of apples. Environmental monitoring and assessment 189(10): 1-11. https://doi.org/ 10.1007/s10661-017-6239-1.
Zhang, C., Liu, X., Qiang, H., Li, K., Wang, J., Chen, D. and Zhuang, Y., 2001. Inhibitory effects of Rosa roxburghii Tratt juice on in vitro oxidative modification of low density lipoprotein and on the macrophage growth and cellular cholesteryl ester accumulation induced by oxidized low density lipoprotein. Clinica Chimica Acta 313(1-2): 37-43. https://doi.org/ 10.1016/S0009-8981(01)00647-7.
Zhang, C., Li, Q., Li, J., Su, Y. and Wu, X., 2022a. Chitosan as an adjuvant to enhance the control efficacy of low-dosage pyraclostrobin against powdery mildew of Rosa roxburghii and improve its photosynthesis, yield, and quality. Biomolecules 12(9): 1304. https://doi.org/ 10.3390/biom12091304.
Zhang, C., Li, J., Su, Y. and Wu, X., 2022b. Association of physcion and chitosan can efficiently control powdery mildew in Rosa roxburghii. Antibiotics 11(11): 1661. https://doi.org/ 10.3390/antibiotics11111661.
Zhao, F., Du, G. and Huang, Y., 2022. Exploring the use of Near-infrared spectroscopy as a tool to predict quality attributes in prickly pear (Rosa roxburghii Tratt) with chemometrics variable strategy. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis 105: 104225. https://doi.org/ 10.1016/j.jfca.2021.104225.
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