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Revista de Investigación, Desarrollo e Innovación
Print version ISSN 2027-8306On-line version ISSN 2389-9417
Abstract
RIVERA-GUERRERO, Manuel Andrés; GUALDRON-GUERRERO, Oscar Eduardo and TORRES-CHAVEZ, Ivaldo. Detection of pesticides in the peach (prunus pérsica) by an electronic nose. Revista Investig. Desarro. Innov. [online]. 2020, vol.10, n.2, pp.359-365. Epub Jan 22, 2021. ISSN 2027-8306. https://doi.org/10.19053/20278306.v10.n2.2020.10724.
The objective of this work is to explore the possibilities of a multisensory system, electronic nose type, for the detection of organophosphorus pesticides in the peach tree (Prunus persica), cultivated in the department of Norte de Santander, Colombia. The tests were performed with an electronic nose consisting of 8 chemical-resistive sensors, and the method of processing used was the principal component analysis (PCA). Initially it was observed that the sensors react to the volatile compounds present in the peach, without the presence of pesticides. By adding known concentrations of pesticides to the fruit, it was possible to group the samples into four groups, like this: without pesticides, 1, 2 and 3 ppm. The above indicates that the system used allows differentiating pure samples from contaminated ones, in addition to grouping the different concentration ranges. It concludes with the possibility of using the electronic nose, in the quality control of agricultural products.
Keywords : electronic nose; peach; pesticides; PCA; organophosphorus.