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Table 5 IMD and DLM residues levels in thyme and guava leaves

From: Chitosan nanoparticles modified TLC-densitometry for determination of imidacloprid and deltamethrin residues in plants: greenness assessment

Pesticide name

Thyme leaves

Guava leaves

Time after application

Residue concentration mg/kg ± S.D

Log Residue

Persistence%

Loss%

Residue concentration mg/kg ± S.D

Log Residue

Persistence%

Loss%

IMD

Zero time

1 day

2 days

5 days

8 days

12 days

16 days

147.31 ± 0.21

135.49 ± 0.52

115.16 ± 0.44

78.52 ± 0.16

41.03 ± 0.05

17.39 ± 0.03

4.71 ± 0.02

2.17

2.13

2.06

1.89

1.61

1.24

0.67

100

92.1

78.17

53.36

27.85

11.80

3.20

00.00

8.02

21.82

46.64

72.15

88.19

96.80

135.90 ± 0.10

113.61 ± 0.029

102.31 ± 0.018

93.23 ± 0.028

64.06 ± 0.165

26.27 ± 0.133

7.80 ± 0.039

2.13

2.06

2.01

1.97

1.81

1.42

0.89

100

83.6

75.28

68.6

47.14

19.33

5.74

00.00

16.40

24.72

31.40

52.86

80.67

94.26

 

t1/2a

7.62 days

   

9.7 days

   

DLM

Zero time

1 day

2 days

5 days

8 days

12 days

16 days

178.39 ± 0.27

156.51 ± 0.37

133.50 ± 0.11

98.97 ± 0.17

93.97 ± 0.13

45.88 ± 0.079

10.39 ± 0.14

2.25

2.19

2.12

1.99

1.97

1.66

1.02

100

87.73

74.84

55.48

52.68

25.72

5.82

00.00

12.26

25.16

44.52

47.32

74.28

94.18

180.75 ± 0.18

131.58 ± 0.13

112.45 ± 0.11

112.10 ± 0.16

98.15 ± 0.09

72.67 ± 0.13

11.55 ± 0.09

2.26

2.12

2.05

2.049

1.99

1.86

1.06

100

72.79

62.21

62.02

54.30

40.20

6.39

00.00

27.20

37.79

37.98

45.70

59.80

93.61

 

t1/2a

10.28 days

12.1 days

  1. aThe half-life (t1/2) is calculated from k (elimination rate constant) by formula: t1/2 = ln 2/K