Washing Fruits and Vegetables
Even with baking soda in the water, the washing time was yet the crucial determinant of pesticide removal - with 12 minutes in the NaHCO3 bath yielding by far the best results. Yang, T.; Zhao, B.; Kinchla, A. J.; Clark, J. M.; He, L. J. Effectiveness of Commercial and Homemade Washing Agents in Removing Pesticide Residues on and in Apples. Agric. Food Chem. 2017a, Article ASAP DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.7b03118