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Table 2 Concentrations of OPs in tea from the 2013–2014 National Monitoring Program

From: Estimated assessment of cumulative dietary exposure to organophosphorus residues from tea infusion in China

OPs

Samples analysed

Detected samples

Positive rate (%)

Concentrations of detected samples in tea (mg/kg)

Mean

P50

P95

P97.5

P99.9

Max

Chlorpyrifos

1660

112

6.75

0.138

0.060

0.594

0.788

1.900

1.900

Triazophos

1619

42

2.59

0.152

0.125

0.427

0.801

0.830

0.830

Disulfoton

1623

12

0.74

0.265

0.295

0.706

0.706

0.706

0.706

Dimethoate

1642

11

0.67

0.261

0.220

0.980

0.980

0.980

0.980

Monocrotophos

1634

10

0.61

0.201

0.095

0.909

0.909

0.909

0.909

Parathion-methyl

1646

10

0.61

0.052

0.041

0.162

0.162

0.162

0.162

Ethion

1638

9

0.55

0.066

0.020

0.240

0.240

0.240

0.240

Tolclofos-methyl

386

2

0.52

0.080

0.080

0.080

0.080

0.080

0.080

Acephate

1635

8

0.49

0.033

0.031

0.077

0.077

0.077

0.077

Methamidophos

1640

8

0.49

0.057

0.033

0.120

0.120

0.120

0.120

Dichlorvos

1638

7

0.43

0.055

0.014

0.130

0.130

0.130

0.130

Omethoate

1628

6

0.37

0.068

0.070

0.930

0.930

0.930

0.930

Fenitrothion

1638

6

0.37

0.033

0.016

0.100

0.100

0.100

0.100

Parathion

1642

6

0.37

0.024

0.008

0.073

0.073

0.073

0.073

Phorate

1649

6

0.36

0.006

0.003

0.017

0.017

0.017

0.017

Chlorpyrifos-methyl

1598

5

0.31

0.020

0.005

0.080

0.080

0.080

0.080

Phosalone

1616

5

0.31

0.047

0.025

0.152

0.152

0.152

0.152

Methidathion

1629

5

0.31

0.076

0.044

0.170

0.170

0.170

0.170

Phosmet

1575

3

0.19

0.013

0.013

0.013

0.013

0.013

0.013

Malathion

1645

3

0.18

0.012

0.012

0.012

0.012

0.012

0.012

Pyridaphethione

40

0

0

–

–

–

–

–

–

Diazinon

6

0

0

–

–

–

–

–

–

Trichlorfon

3

0

0

–

–

–

–

–

–

Quinalphos

3

0

0

–

–

–

–

–

–

Phoxim

3

0

0

–

–

–

–

–

–