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Eight pesticide residues in tomato samples collected in the area of Souss Massa Valley (Southern Morocco) were analyzed. The detected residue levels ranged from 0.001 to 0.400 mg kg−1 for dicofol, from 0.003 to 0.170 mg kg−1 for procymidone, from 0.001 to 0.250 mg kg−1 for chlorothalonil, from 0.050 to 0.500 mg kg−1 for bifenthrin, from 0.001 to 0.010 mg kg−1 for λ-cyhalothrin, from 0.001 to 0.300 mg kg−1 for cypermethrin, from 0.010 to 1 mg kg−1 for deltamethrin and from 0.003 to 1.123 mg kg−1 for endosulfan. European MRL for endosulfan in tomatoes set in 0.500 mg kg−1, was exceeded in 8 samples, and MRL for deltamethrin set in 0.300 mg kg−1 for tomatoes was exceeded in 2 samples.
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Salghi, R., Luis, G., Rubio, C. et al. Pesticide Residues in Tomatoes from Greenhouses in Souss Massa Valley, Morocco. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 88, 358–361 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-011-0503-9
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