Research Article

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

Table 7

Exposure estimates of the ten most frequently detected pesticides on grapes (imported).

PesticideMean exposure (μg/kg/day)Reference dose (μg/kg/day)Ratio—reference dose to mean exposure

Captan0.0031413041400
Carbaryl0.000887100113000
Chlorpyrifos0.0007334110
Cyprodinil0.0061237.56130
Fludioxonil0.002793010800
Folpet0.000161100621000
Imidacloprid0.001245746000
Iprodione0.00612406540
Myclobutanil0.0006130*49200
Tebuconazole0.0004093073300

*Acceptable daily intake used.