Maximum residue limits established by law for pesticides used in agriculture in the region "are always met the conditions of the crop when following good agricultural practices" as one of the conclusions of the European mention doctoral thesis defended at the University by Paula Murcia Payá Peñalver.
This research, which has obtained excellent cum laudem unanimously stated that "further technological operations are performed in food processing work together effectively in reducing levels of waste."
The in vitro bioavailability tests, added the thesis, show that the concentrations found in our diet are not likely to enter the human body. "
To perform this research, which was conducted by professors at the University of Murcia and Jose Alberto Barba Oliva, the author studied the behavior of two inhibitors of chitin synthesis and two insect growth regulators in different crops of vegetables, citrus fruits , stone fruit and grape variety Monastrell.
The court responsible for prosecuting this dissertation was chaired by Professor Jorge Mataix, of the University "Miguel Hernández" of Elche, and also formed part thereof, among others, Michelangelo Anastassiades, a research center in Stuttgart (Germany).
Source: Universidad de Murcia