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CONTENT
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•••• Objective
•••• Introduction
•••• Theory
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• Apparatus
•••• Requirements
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• Procedure
•••• Observation
•••• Conclusion
•••• Bibliography
To Study the Presence of Insecticides
and Pesticides in Various Fruits and
Vegetables.
IN'l'RODUCTION
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In the past decade there has been a tremendous increase in the yields of
various crops to meet the demand of overgrowing population, achieved by
using pesticides and insecticides. These are chemicals that are sprayed over
crop to protect it from pests. For example: DDT, BHC, Zinc phosphide,
Mercuric chloride, Dinitrophenol, etc. All pesticides are poisonous chemicals
and are used in small quantities with care. Pesticides are proven to be
effective against variety of insects, weeds and fungi and are respectively
called insecticides, herbicides and fungicides. Most of the pesticides are
non-biodegradable and remain penetrated as such into plants, fruits and
vegetables. From plants they transfer to animals, birds and human beings
who eat these polluted fruits and vegetables. Inside the body they get
accumulated and cause serious health problems. These days preference is
given to biodegradable insecticides like Malathion. The presence of
insecticides residues in even raw samples of wheat, fish, meat, butter etc.
have aroused the concern of agricultural administrators, scientists and
health officials all over the world to put a check over the use of insecticides
and to search for non insecticidal means of pest control.
APPARATUS
► Mortar and pestle
► Beakers
► Funnel
► Glass rod
► Filter paper
► China dish
► Water bath
► Tripod stand
► Fusion tube
► Knife
► Test tube
THEORY
Nitrogen present in organic compounds is detected by "Lassaigne's Test".
The elements present in the compound are converted from covalent form
into the ionic form by fusing the compound with sodium metal. Following
reaction take place:

Na+ C + N ->NaCN
(Sodium cyanide)

Cyanide of sodium so formed on sodium fusion is extracted from the fused


mass by boiling it with distilled water. This extract is known as sodium
fusion extract.
CHEMICAL

• Samples of various fruits and vegetables


• Alcohol
• Sodium Metal
• Ferric Chloride
• Ferrous Sulphate Crystals
• Distilled Water
• Oil. Sulphuric Acid
PROCEDURE
1) Take different types of fruits and vegetables and cut them into small pieces
separately.
2) Transfer the cut pieces of various fruits and vegetables into it separately and crush
them .
3) Take different kinds for each kind of fruits and vegetables and place the crushed
fruits and vegetables in these beakers and add 100 ml of alcohol to each of these.
4) Stir well and filter.
5) Collect the filtrate in separate china dishes, evaporate the alcohol by heating the
china dishes one by one over a water bath and let the residue dry in the oven.
6) Heat a small piece of sodium in a fusion tube, till it melts.
7) Then add one of the above residues from the china dish to this fusion tube and heat
it till red hot.
8) Drop the hot fusion tube in a china dish containing about 10 ml of distilled water.
9) Break the tube and boil the contents of the china dish for about 5 minutes.
10) Cool and filter the solution.
11) Collect the filtrate.
12) To the filtrate add 1 ml of freshly prepared ferrous sulphate solution and warm the
contents.
13) Then add 2-3 drops of ferric chloride solution and acidify with dilute HCI.
14) If a blue or green ppt. or coloration is obtained it indicates the presence of
nitrogen containing insecticides.
15) Repeat the test of nitrogen for residues obtained from other fruits and vegetables
and record the observation.
OBSERVATIONS
S.No. NAME OF THE
FRUIT OR
VEGETABLE
TEST FOR THE
PRESENCE OF
NITROGEN
l PRESENCE OF
INSECTICIDEOR
PESTICIDE
RESIDUES
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1. APPLE POSmVE YES

2. BANANA POSITIVE YES

3. POTATO POSmVE YES

4. CUCUMBER POSITIVE YES


CONCLUSION
It is concluded that from the above observations, that each fruit or
vegetable contains nitrogenous insecticide or pesticide residues in it.
Bibliograpb)!

Chemistry Lab Manual- Laxmi Publications


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