Review Article

Residue of Pesticides in Fruits, Vegetables, and Their Management in Ethiopia

Table 1

HPLC monitoring and determination of pesticides in fruits and vegetables.

ClassDetectionColumnLimit of detection (mg/kg)Specific samples analyzedReferences

DithiocarbamatesDAD/APCI MSCN: 250 mm × 4.6 mm × 5 µm; C18–250 mm × 4.6 mm × 5 µm water-MeOH (80 : 20): isocratic0.01–0.1Grapes: 93 µg/L[81]
4 multi-classDADC18: 250 mm × 4.6 mm × 5 µm fitted with guard column 4 mm × 3 mm CAN & water: gradient0.5–1
Carbamates phenylureasESI-MSC18: 150 mm × 4.6 mm × 5 µm; MeOH & water: gradient
125-4: 100 mm × 5 µm; water & 0.01% acetic acid in MeOH: gradient
0.001–0.01
Neonicotinoids
Guanidines
ESI-MS ESI-MS-MSC18: 150 mm ×2.1 mm × 5 µm; 0.3% HCOOH in water and 0.3% HCOOH in ACN: gradient0.010–0.025
AzadirachtoidsESI-MS-MSC18: 250 mm × 4.6 mm × 5 µm; ACN, 0.1% HCOOH and 0.01% sodium acetate: gradient0.0004–0.008[82, 83]
9 multi-classESI-MS-MSC18: 150 mm × 2.1 mm × 3.5 µm; 0.1% HCOOH in water and 0.1% HCOOH in ACN: gradient0.002–0.007
6 multi-classESI-MS-MS75 mm × 2.0 mm × 4 µm; 10 mM aqueousammonium formate, pH 3.9 & ACN: gradient

8 multi-class
7 multi-class
3 multi-class
ESI-MS-MS; TQ
ESI-MS-MS
ESI-MS-MS
C18: 100 mm × 2.1 mm × 5 µm; 0.01% HCOOH in MeOH & 0.01% HCOOH in water: gradient C18: 100 mm × 3 mm × 4 µm; ammonium acetate-acetic acid 20 mM in water and ammonium acetate acetic acid 20 mM in MeOH-water (95 : 5): gradient C18: 125 mm × 2.1 mm × 5 µm; 2.5 mM ammonium acetate in water & 0.01% HCOOH in MeOH: gradient0.002–0.013Orange: 0.0007–0.02 mg/kg[84]
12 multi-class
Triazoles
ESI-MS-MS
ESI-MS-MS
150 mm × 2.0 mm/0.1% HCOOH, 0.1% HCOOH in CAN & ACN: gradient C18: 50 mm × 2.1 mm × 5 µm; 0.01% HCOOH in ACN-water (35 : 65): isocratic0.0007
CarbamatesESI-MS-MSC18: 10 mm × 2.1 mm × 5 µm; 0.01% HCOOH in water; 0.01% HCOOH in MeOH: gradient
8 multi-classESI-TOF-MSC8: 150 mm × 4.6 mm × 5 μm: gradient
C18: 25 cm × 4.6 mm × 5 µm; MeOH-ACN-water (85 : 15): gradient
0.0005–8Berries: 0.005–0.01 mg/kg
CarbamatesESI-MSC8: 150 mm × 4.6 mm × 5 µm; MeOH-water (70 : 30): Isocratic
CarbamatesFDC18: 150 mm × 63 mm × 3 µm; ACN-water (45 : 55): gradient

UreasFDC18: Guard column: 20 mm × 3.9 mm × 4 µm; MeOH, water & ACN: gradient0.000055–0.00015[85]
CarbamatesFDC18: 30 × 4 mm × 5 µm/0.01 M ammonium, acetate-ACN (70 : 30) and 0.01 M ammonium acetate-CN (45 : 55): gradient
Phenols, azoles
Neonicotinoids
FD
MS
C18: 75 mm × 4.6 mm ×  3 µm; MeOH & water: gradient C18: 75 mm ×  4.6 mm × 3.5 µm; water, MeOH & 10% acetic acid: gradient0.01–0.02Cucumbers: 0.05 mg/kg
7 multi-class
Carbamates, organophosphorus
MS-MS
MS-MS
C18:150 mm × 4.6 mm × 5 μm; MeOH, water with 10 mM ammonium formate: gradient
150 mm × 2.1 mm × 5 µm; water-MeOH & ACN with 1.0 mM ammonium acetate: gradient
0.00001–0.00097
CarbamatesMS-MS; TQC18: 50 mm × 2.1 mm × 3.5 µm; ACN-MeOH 5 mM aqueous ammonium-acetate (43 : 43 : 14): gradient0.0004–0.003Banana: 0.01–0.23 mg/kg
BenzoylphenylureasMS-MSC18: 150 mm × 2.1 mm × 5 µm; 10 mm aqueous ammonium acetate & MeOH: gradient
23 multi-classMS-MSC18: 150 mm × 2.0 mm × 5 µm with a C18 Meta guard cartridge 30 mm × 2.0 mm
11 multi-classMS-MSMeOH-buffer (2 mM ammonium formate, pH 2.8): gradient
5 multi-classTOF-MSC8: 150 mm × 4.6 mm × 5 µm; 0.1% HCOOH in water & ACN: gradient C8: 150 mm × 4.6 mm × 5 µm; 0.1% HCOOH in water & ACN: gradient0.000006–0.00009

Azole, dicarboximideTOF-MSC8: 150 mm × 4.6 mm × 5 mm; 0.1% HCOOH in water & ACN: gradient0.00025–0.0008Apples: 4.6 µg/L[86, 87]
UreasTOF-MSC18: 50 mm × 2.1 mm × 5 µm; water & MeOH: gradient
OrganophosphatesTQ-MS-MSC18: 150 mm × 4.6 mm × 5 µm; MeOH in water: gradient0.010–0.025
5 multi-class
18 multi-class
TQ-MS; QIT-MS
ULPC-MS-MS
C18: 100 mm × 2.1 mm × 1.7 µm; 0.005 M ammonium acetate in water & MeOH: gradient C18: 100 mm × 2.1 mm × 1.7 µm; MeOH & 0.01% HCOOH in water: gradient C18: 100 mm × 2.1 mm × 1.7 μm; 0.01% HCOOH in water & MeOH: gradient C18: 100 mm ×  2.1 mm × 1.7 µm; 0.01% HCOOH in MeOH & 0.01%0.5–20
34 multi-class
20 multi-class
UPLC-MS-MS
UPLC-MS-MS
HCOOH in water & MeOH: gradient NH2; 250 mm × 4.6 mm × 5 μm connected to NH2 guard column 20 cm × 4.6 mm × 5 μm; MeOH-water (70 : 30): isocratic C18: 25 cm × 4.6 mm × 5 µm; ACN, water and ammonia solution: isocratic0.0007–0.003
15 multi-classUPLC-MS-MS; ESIC18: 125 mm × 3 mm × 5 µm, guard column 4 mm × 4 mm; ACN-0.01% aqueous; ammonium hydroxide, pH 8.4 (35 : 65): isocratic<0.01Coffee bean: 0.016–1.115 (mg/kg)
TetrazinesUVC18: 15 cm × 4 mm × 5 µm; MeOH-phosphate buffer (60 : 40) and MeOH-ammonium hydroxide (90 : 10): isocratic0.05
BenzimidazolesUV0.21–0.51
3 multi-classUV-vis0.036–0.071
3 multi-classUV-vis