Estimation of residue levels and dietary risk assessment of cyproconazole and azoxystrobin in cucumber after field application in China

Cheng, Chuanying; Liang, Yiran; Hu, Jiye

Estimation of residue levels and dietary risk assessment of cyproconazole and azoxystrobin in cucumber after field application in China

2022

Cheng, Chuanying | Liang, Yiran | Hu, Jiye

Residue field trials in cucumber were conducted for the safe use of a commercial formulation of cyproconazole·azoxystrobin 28% suspension concentrate (SC 294 g a.i. ha⁻¹, three applications at a 7-day interval) in the year 2018, in China. To determine the residues of cyproconazole and azoxystrobin in cucumber, a quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged, and safe (QuEChERS) method was developed using high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry. This validated method was applied to analyze cucumber samples collected from 12 specified regions. At the 3-day interval to harvest, the highest residue (HR) of azoxystrobin was 0.150 mg kg⁻¹, which was lower than the maximum residue limit (MRL; 0.5 mg kg⁻¹) permitted in China, and the HR of cyproconazole was 0.084 mg kg⁻¹, for which no MRL value has been set in China. The chronic risk quotient values of cyproconazole and azoxystrobin for Chinese adults at a 3-day interval to harvest were 2.56% and 13.72%, respectively. The acute risk quotient values of cyproconazole in cucumber were specified as 5.52% for children (1–6 years old) and 2.83% for the adults (> 18 years old) in China. These results indicate that cyproconazole·azoxystrobin 28% SC sprayed on cucumber at the pre-harvest interval of 3 days has no significant potential risk for Chinese consumers.

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