Research Article

Microwave-Assisted “One-Pot” Acidolysis and Extraction for the Rapid Determination of Mancozeb in Fruit and Vegetable Samples

Table 1

The results for precision and recoveries of mancozeb (n = 6).

SamplesSpiked (mg kg−1)Found (mg kg−1)Recovery (%)RSD (%)

Banana0.010.112 ± 0.0063112 ± 6.33.8
1.00.832 ± 0.04183 ± 4.12.8
109.41 ± 0.2094 ± 2.01.4

Mango0.010.108 ± 0.0092108 ± 9.27.3
1.00.844 ± 0.04084 ± 4.03.0
109.73 ± 0.7097 ± 7.05.1

Pineapple0.010.0851 ± 0.007085 ± 7.04.6
1.09.86 ± 0.06599 ± 6.53.4
108.46 ± 0.3885 ± 3.82.0

Cowpea0.010.0811 ± 0.002081 ± 2.08.1
1.08.28 ± 0.01383 ± 1.33.1
108.52 ± 0.7585 ± 7.54.2