To assess the health risks to consumers from pesticide residues in Apium graveolens in Hainan Province.
A total of 162 batches of Apium graveolens samples were obtained in Hainan Province during the period from 2019 to 2024, and the QuEChERS extraction method combined with high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS) and gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry(GC-MS/MS) were employed for determining the residues of 38 kinds of pesticides in Apium graveolens samples. The point assessment method was used to study the chronic and acute dietary risk assessment of a single pesticide for adults and children in terms of health risks; further research was conducted on the cumulative toxic effects of the pesticide.
A total of 21 pesticides were detected with a detection rate of 87.0%. A maximum of 14 kinds of pesticides were detected in one sample. The chronic and acute dietary risks of single pesticides were less than 1 for both adults and children, and it posed no risk to either adults or children. The cumulative risk values of endocrine-disrupting pesticides, skin-irritating pesticides, reproductive toxic and neurotoxic pesticides for both adults and children were all less than 1, and the safety risk could be ignored.
With Hainan Province vigorously promoting the traceability system for agricultural product quality and safety and green control technologies, and guiding farmers to follow good agricultural practices for pesticide use, the risk of pesticide residues in Hainan’s agricultural products such as Apium graveolens has been effectively controlled, ensuring the quality and safety of the products.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |