JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE, cilt.92, sa.3, ss.534-541, 2012 (SCI-Expanded)
BACKGROUND: The kinetic and thermodynamic parameters of mancozeb degradation in tomato homogenates under the conditions prevailing in the manufacture of tomato products (at 60-100 degrees C for 0-60 min) were investigated. A gas chromatographymass spectrometry method was used to analyse residual mancozeb in tomato homogenate. Ethylenethiourea (ETU), the main toxic degradation product of mancozeb, was measured by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)with photodiode array detector (PDA).