title: Determination of 15 organophosphorus pesticides in Italian raw milk.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Public Health and Animal Pathology, Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gazzotti
authors.forename: Patrizia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sticca
authors.forename: Elisa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Zironi
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lugoboni
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Serraino
authors.forename: Giampiero
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pagliuca
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003612:Dairying; D007558:Italy; D008892:Milk / Q000737:chemistry*; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds / Q000032:analysis*; D010575:Pesticides / Q000032:analysis*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds; D010575:Pesticides