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A Survey on Pesticide Residues and Risk Assessment for Agricultural Products Marketed in the Northern Area of Seoul from 2022 to 2023

서울 북부지역 유통 농산물의 잔류농약 실태 및 위해성 평가 (2022-2023)

  • Boram Kwak (Gangbuk Agro-Fishery Products and Herbal Medicine Inspection Center, Seoul Metropolitan Government Research Institute of Public Health and Environment) ;
  • Sung ae Jo (Gangbuk Agro-Fishery Products and Herbal Medicine Inspection Center, Seoul Metropolitan Government Research Institute of Public Health and Environment) ;
  • Kyeong Ah Lee (Gangbuk Agro-Fishery Products and Herbal Medicine Inspection Center, Seoul Metropolitan Government Research Institute of Public Health and Environment) ;
  • Sijung Kim (Gangbuk Agro-Fishery Products and Herbal Medicine Inspection Center, Seoul Metropolitan Government Research Institute of Public Health and Environment) ;
  • Yunhee Kim (Gangbuk Agro-Fishery Products and Herbal Medicine Inspection Center, Seoul Metropolitan Government Research Institute of Public Health and Environment) ;
  • HyeJin Yi (Gangbuk Agro-Fishery Products and Herbal Medicine Inspection Center, Seoul Metropolitan Government Research Institute of Public Health and Environment) ;
  • Seoyoung Kim (Gangbuk Agro-Fishery Products and Herbal Medicine Inspection Center, Seoul Metropolitan Government Research Institute of Public Health and Environment) ;
  • Ae Kyung Kim (Gangbuk Agro-Fishery Products and Herbal Medicine Inspection Center, Seoul Metropolitan Government Research Institute of Public Health and Environment) ;
  • Eun Sun Yun (Gangbuk Agro-Fishery Products and Herbal Medicine Inspection Center, Seoul Metropolitan Government Research Institute of Public Health and Environment)
  • 곽보람 (서울시보건환경연구원 강북농수산물검사소) ;
  • 조성애 (서울시보건환경연구원 강북농수산물검사소) ;
  • 이경아 (서울시보건환경연구원 강북농수산물검사소) ;
  • 김시정 (서울시보건환경연구원 강북농수산물검사소) ;
  • 김윤희 (서울시보건환경연구원 강북농수산물검사소) ;
  • 이혜진 (서울시보건환경연구원 강북농수산물검사소) ;
  • 김서영 (서울시보건환경연구원 강북농수산물검사소) ;
  • 김애경 (서울시보건환경연구원 강북농수산물검사소) ;
  • 윤은선 (서울시보건환경연구원 강북농수산물검사소)
  • Received : 2024.04.15
  • Accepted : 2024.06.03
  • Published : 2024.06.30
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Abstract

In this study, we investigated the concentrations of pesticide residues in agricultural products marketed in northern Seoul and assessed their potential health risks. A total of 1,737 samples were collected using the QuEChERS method, followed by LC-MS/MS and GC-MS/MS. Pesticide residues below the MRLs were detected in 560 samples of 72 items (32.2%), but 38 samples of 22 items had pesticide residues above the MRLs. Residual pesticides were detected in 53.8% of fruits, 33.0% of vegetables, 28.6% of herbs, 15.4% of beans, and 10.5% of rice samples. Most of the samples that exceeded the MRLs were vegetables, especially leafy, stalk, stem, and root vegetables; herbs and mushrooms also exceeded the permitted MRLs. Of the 105 pesticides investigated, dinotefuran, fluxametamide, chlorfenapyr, azoxystrobin, and carbendazim were the most frequently detected, whereas 23 pesticide residues, including terbufos, carbendazim, and fluxametamide, were detected above the MRL values. The hazard indices were calculated as 0.00003-1.31406%, which suggests that the investigated pesticide residues in the samples were within safe levels, but continuous monitoring of pesticides in agricultural products is needed to ensure the safety of consumers.

본 연구에서는 서울 북부지역에서 유통된 1,737건의 농산물을 대상으로 잔류농약 실태 조사 및 위해성 평가를 하였다. 분석 시료는 QuEChERS 법으로 전처리한 후 GC-MS/MS 및 LC-MS/MS를 이용하여 분석하였으며, 다빈도 부적합 성분을 대상으로 직선성과 정량한계, 회수율, 상대표준편차(RSD%) 구한 결과 OECD 및 Codex의 기준에 적합하였다. 또한 모니터링 결과 72품목 560건(32.2%)에서 잔류농약이 검출되었으며 22품목 38건(2.2%)이 잔류농약 허용치를 초과하였다. 잔류농약이 많이 검출된 품목은 과일류 53.8%, 채소류 33.0%, 허브류 28.6%, 두류 15.4%, 곡류가 10.5% 순이였으며, 잔류농약 허용치를 초과한 품목은 채소류 중 엽채류, 엽경채류, 근채류, 향신료 및 버섯 등이었다. 검출된 농약은 105종으로 그 중, dinotefuran, fluxametamide, chlorfenapyr, azoxystrobin, carbendazim이 가장 많이 검출되었으며, terbufos, carbendazim, fluxametamide 등 23종의 성분에서 잔류 허용기준이 초과되었다. 잔류허용기준을 초과한 농약에 대해 위해 평가를 수행한 결과 위해 지수가 0.00003-1.31406%로 매우 낮은 수준으로 산출되어 안전한 것으로 평가되었다.

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