Determination of 15 organophosphorus pesticides in Italian raw milk.
A study was conducted on raw cow's milk to measure the residues of 15 organophosphorus pesticides used as dairy cattle ectoparasiticides or as insecticides in crops used for animal feed. For this purpose a previously devised method was improved and validated. The samples were collected directly from tank trucks during delivery of 3,974 tonnes of raw milk at nine Italian dairy plants. Approximately 4.4% of the 298 samples analyzed contained residues only in traces. The main pollutant was chlorpyriphos.
Gazzotti
Teresa
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Department of Veterinary Public Health and Animal Pathology, Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Sticca
Patrizia
P
Zironi
Elisa
E
Lugoboni
Barbara
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Serraino
Andrea
A
Pagliuca
Giampiero
G
D000818:Animals; D003612:Dairying; D007558:Italy; D008892:Milk / Q000737:chemistry*; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds / Q000032:analysis*; D010575:Pesticides / Q000032:analysis*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds; D010575:Pesticides