Research Article

Uptake and Dissipation of Carbofuran and Its Metabolite in Chinese Kale and Brinjal Cultivated Under Humid Tropic Climate

Table 1

The recovery performance of carbofuran and 3-ketocarbofuran in different matrices ().

MatrixExpected concentration (mg/kg)Measured concentration (mg/kg)Percentage of recovery
Carbofuran3-KetocarbofuranCarbofuran3-ketocarbofuran

Soil0.010.009 ± 0.0000.010 ± 0.00092.7 ± 4.4100.0 ± 2.7
0.10.092 ± 0.0020.105 ± 0.00291.6 ± 2.7105.8 ± 2.1
10.939 ± 0.0071.064 ± 0.03493.9 ± 0.8106.4 ± 3.4

Chinese kale0.010.010 ± 0.0000.009 ± 0.00099.0 ± 4.499.7 ± 1.5
0.10.100 ± 0.0020.097 ± 0.002100.5 ± 2.496.4 ± 2.6
11.053 ± 0.0050.950 ± 0.023105.3 ± 0.594.8 ± 2.4

Brinjal0.010.010 ± 0.0000.007 ± 0.000100.0 ± 4.574.0 ± 2.7
0.10.103 ± 0.0030.066 ± 0.002102.8 ± 3.065.5 ± 3.4
10.126 ± 0.0530.942 ± 0.151103.0 ± 5.294.2 ± 1.6