Diffusion of Ethoprophos in Apple and Pear

Diffusion and accumulation of ethoprophos in fruit such as apple and two types of pears were examined by dipping them into the solution of ethoprophos. The effective diffusivities of ethoprophos at the skin and flesh of apple and pear were determined by simulation their experimental accumulation curves with calculated ones from the model assuming consecutive diffusion of ethoprophos from skin to flesh. Its effective diffusivity at the flesh with higher content of water were higher, $\sim10^{-10}\;m^2/s$, regardless of the types of fruits, while that at the skin was small, $\sim10^{-12}\;m^2/s$ and increased with the order of 'Niitaka' pear < 'Whangkeumbae' pear < 'Fuji' apple. The variation in the concentration of ethoprophos in its solution did not induce any change in affecting its effective diffusivity at the flesh of 'Whangkeumbae' pear, but the increase in the concentration caused the increase in its effective diffusivity at the skin. The penetration rate of ethoprophos at the skin was an important factor in determining its accumulation rate in fruit.

사과와 배에서 Ethoprophos의 확산

Ethoprophos 수용액에 담가 둔 후지사과, 황금배, 신고배 내에서 ethoprophos의 확산과 축적 거동을 조사하였다. $25^{\circ}C$에서 용액의 농도 감소로부터 계산한 과일 내 축적량 곡선을 과피와 과육의 연계확산 모형으로 모사하여 ethoprophos의 유효확산계수를 결정하였다. 수분 함량이 높은 과육에서는 과일의 종류에 관계없이 ethoprophos의 유효확산계수가$\sim10^{-10}\;m^2/s$로 비슷하였다. 과피에서는 유효확산계수가 $\sim10^{-12}\;m^2/s$로 작았으며, 후지사과 > 황금배 > 신고배 순으로 작아졌다. Ethoprophos 용액의 농도에 따라 과육에서 유효확산 계수는 변하지 않았으나, 과피에서는 용액의 농도가 진해짐에 따라 유효확산계수도 커졌다. 과피에서 물질이동 속도는 과일내 ethoprophos의 축적 속도를 결정하는 중요 인자이었다.