Development of a Comprehensive and Cost Effective Screening Method for Pesticide Residues in Fruits and Vegetables

卡莫森学院很高兴地宣布，应用研究与创新中心（CARI）将与MB实验室有限公司合作，这是一家位于不列颠哥伦比亚省悉尼的全方位服务分析实验室，获得了自然科学与工程研究委员会（NSERC）应用研究发展（ARD）的资助。卡莫森学院位于美丽的不列颠哥伦比亚省维多利亚州，为10,000多名全日制学生和3,000多名兼职学生提供160多个学位，文凭和其他证书课程。在其40年的历史中，该学院已培养和准备了50,000多名毕业生，使其在市场上脱颖而出，每年对当地经济的影响为8.166亿美元。本研究项目的重点是设计和开发水果和蔬菜中农药残留检测的新方法，这将有助于创造一种更全面和更具成本效益的检测方法。这将包括以下部分：对两种具有成本效益和简单的提取方法进行了调查。2. 能够分析多种农药和其他污染物的GC/MS条件的研究。3. 对报告和化合物鉴定软件的有效性进行调查，使用使用所开发程序的分析结果。因此，允许检测包括农药在内的926种常见有机污染物的综合清单。该项目将为MB实验室提供一种新的农药残留检测方法，这将带来新的商机。此外，该项目的结果将为当地公司和农场提供一种具有成本效益的水果和蔬菜农药残留检测方法。如果您有兴趣参与行业合作项目，请联系Jamie VanDenbossche，电子邮件：vandenbosschej@camosun.bc.ca

Camosun College is excited to be announcing that the Centre for Applied Research and Innovation (CARI) will be partnering with MB Laboratories Ltd, a full service analytical laboratory located in Sidney, British Columbia, on an Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council's (NSERC) Applied Research Development (ARD) grant. Camosun College offers over 160 degree, diploma and other credential programs to more than 10,000 full-time, and another 3,000 part-time, students in beautiful Victoria, BC. The college has educated and prepared more than 50,000 graduates to excel in the marketplace in its 40-year history, and has an annual local economic impact of $816.6 million. This research project will focus on the design and development of novel methods for pesticide residue testing in fruits and vegetables which will help create a more comprehensive and cost effective test. This will include the following components: 1. An investigation of two extraction procedures which have been reported to be cost effective and simple. 2. An investigation of GC/MS conditions capable of analyzing multiple classes of pesticides and other contaminants. 3. An investigation of the effectiveness of reporting and compound identification software using results taken from analysis using the developed procedure. Therefore, allowing for the detection of a comprehensive list of 926 common organic contaminants including pesticides. This project will provide MB Laboratories with a new pesticide residue testing method which will open new business opportunities. Also, the results of this project will provide local companies and farms with a cost effective testing for pesticides residues in fruits and vegetables. If you are interested in becoming involved in an industry-partnership project contact Jamie VanDenbossche, email:vandenbosschej@camosun.bc.ca