TÜRKİYE’NİN ISPARTA İLİNDEKİ KİRAZ (*Prunus avium*) ÜRETİM HAVZALARINDA ÇOKLU PESTİSİT KALINTI PROFİLİ TESPİTİ, MRL UYGUNLUK ANALİZİ VE KÜMÜLATİF BESİN KAYNAKLI MARUZ KALMA RİSK DEĞERLENDİRMESİ

Abstract

Bu çalışma, Isparta’nın (Eğirdir, Uluborlu, Sav) farklı ekolojik bölgelerinde yetiştirilen kirazlardaki (Prunus avium) pestisit kalıntı düzeylerini ve kümülatif sağlık risklerini incelemektedir. 2024 Haziran hasadından alınan 30 numune, QuEChERS ekstraksiyonu ve LC-MS/MS yöntemiyle 400'den fazla aktif madde için analiz edilmiştir. Bulgular, numunelerin %100’ünün en az iki, %93.3’ünün ise üçten fazla kalıntı içerdiğini göstermiştir. Toplam 15 farklı pestisit (8 fungisit, 7 insektisit) tespit edilmiş; numune başına ortalama 4.7±1.5 kalıntı saptanmıştır. En yüksek frekansa sahip maddeler asetamiprid (%93.3), karbendazim/benomil (%76.7) ve spinetoramdı (%43.3). Karbendazim ve tiofanat-metil için maksimum kalıntı limitleri (MRL) aşılmıştır. Bölgeler arasında toplam pestisit yükü açısından anlamlı bir fark bulunmazken (P=0.49), asetamiprid konsantrasyonu lokasyona göre varyasyon göstermiştir (P=0.034). Kronik risk değerlendirmesinde Tehlike Endeksi (HI) yetişkinler (0.106) ve çocuklar (0.494) için güvenli sınırlardadır. Ancak, asetamipridin çocuklar için kabul edilemez bir akut risk (%ARfD=287.2) oluşturduğu belirlenmiştir.
 

Keywords

• Pestisit kalıntısı
• kiraz
• Prunus avium
• QuEChERS
• LC-MS/MS
• Maksimum Kalıntı Sınırı
• kümülatif risk değerlendirmesi

DETERMINATION OF MULTI-PESTICIDE RESIDUE PROFILE, MRL COMPLIANCE ANALYSIS, AND CUMULATIVE DIETARY EXPOSURE RISK ASSESSMENT IN CHERRY (*Prunus avium*) PRODUCTION BASINS OF ISPARTA PROVINCE, TÜRKİYE

Abstract

This study investigates pesticide residue levels and cumulative health risks in sweet cherries (Prunus avium) cultivated in three ecologically distinct regions of Isparta (Eğirdir, Uluborlu, and Sav). Thirty samples from the June 2024 harvest were analyzed for over 400 active substances using QuEChERS extraction and LC-MS/MS. Findings revealed that 100% of samples contained at least two residues, with 93.3% harboring more than three. Fifteen pesticides (8 fungicides, 7 insecticides) were identified, averaging 4.7±1.5 pesticides per sample. The highest detection frequencies were recorded for acetamiprid (93.3%), carbendazim/benomyl (76.7%), and spinetoram (43.3%). Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) exceedances were detected for carbendazim and thiophanate-methyl. While total pesticide load showed no significant regional difference (P=0.49), acetamiprid concentrations varied significantly by location (P=0.034). Chronic risk assessment yielded Hazard Index (HI) values for adults (0.106) and children (0.494) were within safe limits. However, acetamiprid posed an unacceptable acute risk for children (%ARfD=287.2).

Keywords

• Pesticide residue
• cherry
• Prunus avium
• QuEChERS
• LC-MS/MS
• Maximum Residue Limit
• cumulative risk assessment

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