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Leong WH, Teh SY, Hossain MM, Nadarajaw T, Zabidi-Hussin Z, Chin SY, Lai KS, Lim SHE. Application, monitoring and adverse effects in pesticide use: The importance of reinforcement of Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs). JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2020; 260:109987. [PMID: 32090796 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.109987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2019] [Revised: 12/06/2019] [Accepted: 12/11/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
Abstract
This review intends to integrate the relevant information that is related to pesticide applications in food commodities and will cover three main sections. The first section encompasses some of the guidelines that have been implemented on management of pesticide application worldwide, such as the establishment of a value called Maximum Residue Level (MRL) through the application of Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) into daily agricultural activities. A brief overview of the methods adopted in quantification of these trace residues in different food samples will also be covered. Briefly, pesticide analysis is usually performed in two stages: sample preparation and analytical instrumentation. Some of the preparation methods such as QuEChERs still remain as the technique of choice for most of the analytical scientists. In terms of the instrumentation such as the gas chromatography-mass spectrophotometry (GC-MS) and high performance-liquid chromatography (HPLC), these are still widely used, in spite of new inventions that are more sustainable and efficient such as the capillary electrophoresis (CE). Finally, the third section emphasizes on how pesticides can affect our health significantly whereby different types of pesticides result in different adverse health implications, despite its application benefits in agriculture in controlling pests. To date, there are limited reviews on pesticide usage in many agricultural-based nations; for the purpose of this review, Malaysia is selected to better illustrate pesticide regulations and implementation of policies. Finally, the review aims to provide an insight on how implementation of GAP and food safety assurance are inter-related and with this established correlation, to identify further measures for improvement to enable reinforcement of optimised agricultural practices specifically in these countries.
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Affiliation(s)
- Wye-Hong Leong
- Perdana University- Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, School of Medicine, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
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- Perdana University- Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, School of Medicine, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Faculty of Public Health and Health Sciences, Hamdard University Bangladesh, Hamdard City of Science, Education and Culture, Gazaria, Munshiganj, 1510, Bangladesh
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- Department of Paediatrics, Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah, 05460, Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia
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- School of Medicine, International Medical University, Bukit Jalil, 57000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, International Medical University, Bukit Jalil, 57000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Division of Health Sciences, Abu Dhabi Women's College, Higher Colleges of Technology, 41012, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- Perdana University- Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, School of Medicine, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia; Division of Health Sciences, Abu Dhabi Women's College, Higher Colleges of Technology, 41012, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
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Satpathy R. Quantitative Structure-Activity Modelling of Toxic Compounds. ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY FOR A SUSTAINABLE WORLD 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-70166-0_10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Satpathy R, Konkimalla VB, Ratha J. Microbial dehalogenation: 3-chloropropanoic acid (3-CPA) degradation as a case study. Microbiology (Reading) 2017. [DOI: 10.1134/s0026261716060175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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