Pesticides Residues

1. Research & Development

Development of analytical methods for monitoring of organic micropollutants residues (pesticides, phenols, PCB’s etc.), in fruits, vegetables, grains, soil and water.
Simulation models of pesticide transport and degradation in agroecosystem
Ecological impact of agrochemicals in the environment.

2. Installed Infrastructure

The laboratory is equipped with:

Ultramodern analytical equipment such as Liquid Chromatography double mass (UPLC-Ms-Ms).
Gas and Liquid chromatography systems with MS detectors, DAD, UV-Vis, ECD.
Processing systems for the preparation of samples of water, soil, plant and food samples for analysis (eg. by lyophilisation, emulsifiers, Soxhlet extraction, centrifuges etc.).
Extraction and preconcentration systems by the solid phase (Solid Phase Extraction).
Refrigerators and freezers for storage and preservation of samples and
other supporting equipment.

3. Contribution to Rural Development

Monitoring of agricultural Pollution
Certification of quality of agricultural products

Recent publications

I. Mantzos, N., Karakitsou, A., Hela, D., & Konstantinou, I. (2016). Environmental fate of the insecticide cypermethrin applied as microgranular and emulsifiable concentrate formulations in sunflower cultivated field plots. Science of The Total Environment, 541, 542-550

II. Efthimiadou, A., Katsenios, N., Karkanis, A., Papastylianou, P., Triantafyllidis, V., Travlos, I., & Bilalis, D. J. (2014). Effects of presowing pulsed electromagnetic treatment of tomato seed on growth, yield, and lycopene content. The Scientific World Journal, 2014.

III. Mantzos, N., Karakitsou, A., Hela, D., Patakioutas, G., Leneti, E., & Konstantinou, I. (2014). Persistence of oxyfluorfen in soil, runoff water, sediment and plants of a sunflower cultivation. Science of the Total Environment, 472, 767-777.

IV. Triantafyllidis, V., Hela, D., & Patakioutas, G. (2013). Environmental behavior of the fungicide metalaxyl in experimental tobacco field. Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part B, 48(9), 747-757.

V. Kosma, C., Triantafyllidis, V., Papasavvas, A., Salahas, G., & Patakas, A. (2013). Yield and nutritional quality of greenhouse lettuce as affected by shading and cultivation season. Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture, 25(12), 974.

VI. Stamatis, N., Triantafyllidis, V., Hela, D., & Konstantinou, I. (2013). Occurrence and distribution of selected pharmaceutical compounds on sewage-impacted section of River Acheloos, Western Greece. International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, 93(15), 1602-1619.

VII. Hela, D. G., & Papadopoulos, V. D. (2013). Estimating uncertainty in matrix solid phase extraction methodology for the determination of chlorinated compounds in fish. International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, 93(15), 1676-1697.

VIII. Stamatis, N., Hela, D., Triantafyllidis, V., & Konstantinou, I. (2013). Spatiotemporal variation and risk assessment of pesticides in water of the lower catchment basin of Acheloos River, Western Greece. The Scientific World Journal, 2013.

IX. Triantafyllidis, V., Hela, D., Papadaki, M., Bilalis, D., & Konstantinou, I. (2012). Evaluation of mobility and dissipation of mefenoxam and pendimethalin by application of CSTR model and field experiments using bare and tobacco tilled soil columns. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 223(4), 1625-1637.

X. Papadopoulos, V. D., Beligiannis, G. N., & Hela, D. G. (2011). Combining experimental design and artificial neural networks for the determination of chlorinated compounds in fish using matrix solid-phase dispersion. Applied Soft Computing, 11(8), 5155-5164.

XI. Triantafyllidis, V., Manos, S., Hela, D., Manos, G., & Konstantinou, I. (2010). Persistence of trifluralin in soil of oilseed rape fields in Western Greece. International Journal of Environmental and Analytical Chemistry, 90(3-6), 344-356.