• Ms Vandana
• Ms Ragya Kapoor

Pesticides, which are created explicitly to kill living organisms like insects, plants, fungi etc. represent an important class of pollutants for food, soil and surface water resources. Nowadays, the use of these toxic organic and inorganic compounds has increased mainly because of the substantial development in the agricultural sector and also due to increasing demand of food. An increased usage of these pesticides has resulted in an elevation of pesticide residual in every food we consume. Recent consumer awareness has increased the sale of organic foods but they are generally more expensive than their conventional counterparts. Rinsing can make foods safe for consumption, however some pesticides are systemic, i.e. they are taken up by the plant’s roots and accumulate into the fruit or vegetable flesh so they can’t be washed off. Therefore, it is critical to examine and reduce the levels of pesticide residues in fruits and vegetables as people are very frequently exposed to them. This study is undertaken to assess the effectiveness of the conventional hot water treatment and then to compare this effect of hot water treatment with sonication treatment on the removal of systemic pesticide residue from cabbage. Pesticide residues were extracted from the samples and the analysis was performed using High Pressure Liquid chromatography (HPLC) technique. Results show that sonication treatment is more effective than the regular hot water wash in removing the pesticide residues. Data obtained could then be used for estimating the potential health risks associated with the exposures of these pesticides and the treatments that can be given to fruits or vegetable to reduce the content of these pesticides in the food chain.

atrazine, cabbage, difenoconazole, pesticide residue, sonication,

"“A STUDY ON THE EFFECT OF SONICATION ON THE REDUCTION OF PESTICIDE RESIDUES IN CABBAGE”", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.293-299, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906I73.pdf

"“A STUDY ON THE EFFECT OF SONICATION ON THE REDUCTION OF PESTICIDE RESIDUES IN CABBAGE”", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp293-299, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906I73.pdf