Acta Agriculturae Zhejiangensis ›› 2023, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (4): 942-951.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-1524.2023.04.21

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Residue behavior and dietary exposure risk assessment of azoxystrobin in waxberry

ZHANG Chunrong(), GUO Qian, KONG Liping, WU Yuanyuan, LIN Qin, XU Zhenlan, ZHAO Xueping, TANG Tao()   

  1. State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-Products, Key Laboratory for Pesticide Residue Detection of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Agro-Product Safety and Nutrition, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, China
  • Received:2021-12-31 Online:2023-04-25 Published:2023-05-05

Abstract:

In order to clarify the residual characteristic and dietary risk of azoxystrobin in waxberry, an analytical method was developed for the determination of azoxystrobin residues in waxberry by ultra-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS), and the storage stability of azoxystrobin in waxberry was also investigated. The field trials of 50% water dispersible granule of azoxystrobin were conducted in six provinces in the year of 2018. The samples were extracted by acetonitrile, purified by alkaline alumina and quantified by external standard method. The results showed that the calibration curve with good linearity was obtained in the concentration range from 0.001 to 0.05 mg·L-1, with correlation coefficients (R2) not less than 0.999 1. At the spiked levels of 0.01 to 30.0 mg·kg-1, the average recovery of azoxystrobin in waxberry was 90%-98% with relative standard deviations (RSD) of 1.8%-7.9%. The limit of quantitation (LOQ) of azoxystrobin in waxberry matrix was 0.01 mg·kg-1. The degradation rates of azoxystrobin in waxberry samples with initial concentration of 5 mg·kg-1 were lower than 14.3% at no more than -18℃, indicating that azoxystrobin can be steadily stored for at least 650 days in waxberry samples. The dissipation dynamics of azoxystrobin was fitted to the first-order kinetics equation, and the half-lives of azoxystrobin in waxberry were 2.2-5.0 d, indicating azoxystrobin was an easily degradable pesticide (T1/2<30 d). 50% azoxystrobin water dispersible granule was sprayed twice with an interval of 10 d at the recommended high dosage (300 mg·kg-1) in the waxberry. The final residues of azoxystrobin in the waxberry were 0.012-0.57,<0.010-0.52,<0.010-0.28 mg·kg-1 at day 20, 25 and 30 after application, respectively, which were lower than the maximum residue limits of azoxystrobin in berry and other small fruits. The long-term dietary intake risk assessment indicated that the national estimated daily intake (NEDI) of azoxystrobin was 6.111 4 mg, with a risk quotient (RQ) of 48.5%. The results showed that the residual levels of azoxystrobin in waxberry did not pose unacceptable risks to the general population.

Key words: azoxystrobin, waxberry, residue, dissipation, storage stability, dietary risk assessment

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