Determination of pesticide residues in fruits and vegetables in Konya city

Human nutrition on the world was affected with increasing population and environment pollution. It is continuously rising with irrigation, better cultivation of lands, seed improvement, and fertilization. However, a significant amount of yield is destroyed by harmful plants, animals, and microorganisms both before and after the harvest. Among the genetic, biotechnical, mechanic and chemical methods used to protect agricultural products from illnesses and pests not only in-production but also in storing, transporting, processing, marketing and consumption, the chemical methods are the most efficient ones. These chemicals which mix with surface and ground waters accumulate in the bodies of water organisms and go into the food chain of human beings. Konya is named as granary for Turkey with the biggest land side for agriculture. The biggest land mean is the largest amount of pesticide usage. It is really necessary to know the pesticide residue in nutrition. In this study, it has been investigated the amount of pesticide accumulation in the fruit (18 types) and vegetable (24 types) samples. Levels of pesticides were at the concentration of internationally tolerable levels. Therefore, in this study, the levels of pesticide remains in fruits and vegetables sold in Konya public bazaar were investigated.