1. Organic pollution in PGI and non-PGI lemons and related soils from Italy and Turkey.
- Author
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Di Bella G, Mottese AF, Potortì AG, Fede MR, Sabatino G, Cicero N, Beltifa A, Dugo G, and Lo Turco V
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- Environmental Monitoring methods, Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry, Geography, Italy, Piperonyl Butoxide analysis, Pyrethrins analysis, Turkey, Citrus chemistry, Soil chemistry, Soil Pollutants analysis
- Abstract
In this work 67 organic contaminants in Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) and non-PGI Interdonato Lemon pulps, peels, leave and related soils were evaluated by GC/MS-MS. It is possible to highlight that in Italian pulps and peels the residues were under LODs (0.10-10.30 ng·g
-1 ), whereas the leaves showed piperonyl butoxide in 33% of samples (11.76 ± 1.24 ng·g-1 ) and cypermethrins in 33% of samples (Cypermethrin I, 6.12 ± 0.35 ng·g-1 ; Cypermethrin II, 8.67 ± 0.48 ng·g-1 ; Cypermethrin III, 8.90 ± 1.52 ng·g-1 ; Cypermethrin IV, 12.25 ± 2.46 ng·g-1 ). Turkish samples were mainly contaminated by piperonyl butoxide: it was revealed in the 33% of pulps (3.35 ± 1.03 ng·g-1 ), in 100% of peels (23.46 ± 17.69 ng·g-1 ) and in 100% of leaves (1302.44 ± 527.40 ng·g-1 ). In both soils a different contamination was detected. This study confirms that the European brand (PGI) of Interdonato Lemon Messina is a valuable instrument for the consumer protection.- Published
- 2019
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