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The document is a project report from Jayawant Public School for the academic year 2024-25, focusing on the presence of pesticides and insecticides in fruits and vegetables. It includes sections such as introduction, theory, materials required, procedure, observations, results, and bibliography. The project aims to highlight the health risks associated with pesticide residues in food and outlines a method for detecting nitrogen-containing insecticides.

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The document is a project report from Jayawant Public School for the academic year 2024-25, focusing on the presence of pesticides and insecticides in fruits and vegetables. It includes sections such as introduction, theory, materials required, procedure, observations, results, and bibliography. The project aims to highlight the health risks associated with pesticide residues in food and outlines a method for detecting nitrogen-containing insecticides.

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JSPM'S

Jayawant Public School

ACADEMIC YEAR : 2024-25

PROJECT REPORT ON

Presence of Pesticides and Insecticides in Fruits and Vegetables

ROLL NO :
NAME :
CLASS : XII B
SUBJECT : Chemistry
SUB CODE : 43
PROJECT GUIDE : Mrs. Prathibha Srivastava
JSPM'S

Jayawant Public School


CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that Master/Miss ___________________________

Roll No: ________ has successfully completed the project Work entitled

"_______________________________" In the subject Chemistry (043) laid

down in the regulations of CBSE for the purpose of Practical Examination in

Class XII to be held in Jayawant Public School on Presence of Pesticides


and Insecticides in Fruits and Vegetables.

Prathibha Srivastava Mohini Bhosale Moushumi Chowdhury


Guidance Coordinator Principal

Examiner:
Name:

Signature:

Date:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Apart from the efforts of me, the success of any project depends largely on the
encouragement and guidelines of many others. I take this opportunity to express my
gratitude to the people who have been instrumental in the successful completion of this
project.

I express deep sense of gratitude to almighty God for giving me strength for the
successful completion of the project.

I express my heartfelt gratitude to my parents for constant encouragement while


carrying out this project.

I gratefully acknowledge the contribution of the individuals who contributed in bringing


this project up to this level, who continues to look after me despite my flaws,

I express my deep sense of gratitude to the luminary The Principal, Jayawant Public
School, Pune who has been continuously motivating and extending their helping hand
to us.

I express my sincere thanks to the academician The Vice Principal, Jayawant Public
School, Pune, for constant encouragement and the guidance provided during this
project

My sincere thanks to Mrs. Prathibha Srivastava, A guide, Mentor all the above a
friend, who critically reviewed my project and helped in solving each and every problem,
occurred during implementation of the project

The guidance and support received from all the members who contributed and who are
contributing to this project, was vital for the success of the project. I am grateful for their
constant support and help.
INDEX

o Certificate
o Acknowledgement
o Introduction
o Theory
o Material required
o Procedure
o Observation
o Result
o Bibliography
Introduction

In the past decade there has been 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 the crop to protect it from pests. For
example, DDT, BHC, zinc phosphide, Mercuric chloride,
dinitrophenol, etc. All the 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 are respectively called
insecticides, herbicides and fungicides. Most of
pesticides are non-biodegradable and remain
penetrated as such into plants, fruits and vegetables.
Inside the body they get accumulated and cause
serious health problems. These days preference is
given to biodegradable insecticides residues in even
raw samples of wheat, fish, meat, butter etc. have
aroused the concern of agriculture administrators,
scientist and heath officials all over the world to put a
check over the uses of insecticides and to search for
non-insecticidal means of pest control.
Nitrogen present in organic compounds is detected by
“Lasagine’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:

Cyanide of sodium so formed on sodium fusion isextracted


from the fused mass by boiling it with distilled water. This
extract is known as sodium fusion extract.
Materials required
Procedure
1) Take different types of fruits and vegetables and cutthem
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 vegetablesin
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 itmelts.
7) Then add one of the above residues from the chinadish
to this fusion tube and heat it till red hot.
8) Drop the hot fusion tube in a china dish containingabout
10 ml of distilled water.
9) Break the tube and boil the contents of the chinadish
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 andacidify
with dilute HCl.
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 obtainedfrom
other fruits and vegetables and record the
observation
Observations
Conclusion

From the above information we can conclude that eachfruit or


vegetable contains nitrogenous insecticide or pesticide inside
it.

Bibliography
Books:

Chemistry- XII
Practical Chemistry-XII

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