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Table 3 Residues and DRI values in UK-Grown, conventional spring onions, tested in 2016 by the UK-FSA [No OC’s Banned by US included]

From: The dietary risk index system: a tool to track pesticide dietary risks

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Total Samples

Number of Positives

Percent Positive

Mean of Positives (ppm)

cRfC (ppm)

Serving Size (g)

Positive Samples DRI-M

FS-DRI

Percent FS-DRI

Propamocarb

38

1

2.63%

0.900

9.60

16.7

0.00781

0.000206

23.7%

Cyprodinil

38

3

7.89%

0.0467

25.9

16.7

0.00180

0.000142

16.4%

Iprodione

38

5

13.2%

0.034

48.0

16.7

0.000708

0.0000932

10.8%

Fludioxonil

38

3

7.89%

0.030

28.8

16.7

0.00104

0.0000822

9.49%

Azoxystrobin

38

10

26.3%

0.053

173

16.7

0.000307

0.0000807

9.31%

Tefluthrin

38

1

2.63%

0.010

4.80

16.7

0.00208

0.0000548

6.32%

BAC

38

5

13.2%

0.032

96.0

16.7

0.000333

0.0000439

5.06%

Dimethomorph

38

8

21.1%

0.0188

96.0

16.7

0.000195

0.0000411

4.74%

Tebuconazole

38

2

5.26%

0.020

27.8

16.7

0.000718

0.0000378

4.36%

DDAC

38

5

13.2%

0.026

96.0

16.7

0.000271

0.0000356

4.11%

Chlorothalonil

38

1

2.63%

0.020

19.2

16.7

0.00104

0.0000274

3.16%

Fluopicolide

38

1

2.63%

0.090

192.0

16.7

0.000469

0.0000123

1.42%

Boscalid

38

2

5.26%

0.040

209.3

16.7

0.000191

0.0000101

1.16%

Average Number of Samples:

38

        

Total Positives and Aggregate DRI:

 

47

    

0.0170

0.000867

 

Average Residues Detected per Sample

 

1.24

       

Number of Analytes Detected:

13

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