Dietary Exposure to Pesticide Residues from Commodities Alleged to Contain the Highest Contamination Levels

Table 9

Exposure estimates of the ten most frequently detected pesticides on nectarines.

Pesticide	Mean exposure (μg/kg/day)	Reference dose (μg/kg/day)	Ratio—reference dose to mean exposure
Azinphos-Methyl	0.000196	5*	25500
Carbaryl	0.0000627	100	1590000
Chlorpyrifos	0.0000268	3	112000
Fenhexamid	0.00105	200*	190000
Fludioxonil	0.00403	30	7440
Formetanate hydrochloride	0.000174	2*	11500
Iprodione	0.00966	40	4140
Phosmet	0.00019	20	105000
Propiconazole	0.000179	13	72600
Trifloxystrobin	0.0000024	100*	41700000

*Acceptable daily intake used.