Organic pollution in PGI and non-PGI lemons and related soils from Italy and Turkey. Issue 21 (2nd November 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Di Bella, Giuseppa; Mottese, Antonio Francesco; Potortì, Angela Giorgia; Fede, Maria Rita; Sabatino, Giuseppe; Cicero, Nicola; Beltifa, Asma; Dugo, Giacomo; Lo Turco, Vincenzo
• Is Part Of: Natural product research. Volume 33:Issue 21(2019)
• Page Start: 3089
• Page End: 3094
• Publication Date: 2019-11-02
• Subjects: PGI and non-PGI Interdonato lemon -- soil -- OCPs -- PCBs -- PAH -- GC-MS/MS; Natural products -- Periodicals; Natural products -- Research -- Periodicals; Biological Factors -- Periodicals; Biological Products -- Periodicals; 547
• DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2018.1519818
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1478-6419

Abstract

Abstract: In this work 67 organic contaminants in Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) and non-PGI Interdonato Lemon pulps, peels, leave and related soils were evaluated by GC/MS-MS. It is possible to highlight that in Italian pulps and peels the residues were under LODs (0.10–10.30 ng·g −1 ), whereas the leaves showed piperonyl butoxide in 33% of samples (11.76 ± 1.24 ng·g −1 ) and cypermethrins in 33% of samples (Cypermethrin I, 6.12 ± 0.35 ng·g −1 ; Cypermethrin II, 8.67 ± 0.48 ng·g −1 ; Cypermethrin III, 8.90 ± 1.52 ng·g −1 ; Cypermethrin IV, 12.25 ± 2.46 ng·g −1 ). Turkish samples were mainly contaminated by piperonyl butoxide: it was revealed in the 33% of pulps (3.35 ± 1.03 ng·g −1 ), in 100% of peels (23.46 ± 17.69 ng·g −1 ) and in 100% of leaves (1302.44 ± 527.40 ng·g −1 ). In both soils a different contamination was detected. This study confirms that the European brand (PGI) of Interdonato Lemon Messina is a valuable instrument for the consumer protection. Graphical Abstract: