Note: the only person to test negative for the presence of pesticides routinely uses ozone to treat foodstuffs which are not produced organically.
Ozone treatment for chicken Pesticides per person :
(Note: be aware there are many more pesticides in use on Hvar and in Croatia generally which were not included in the testing!)
Date of analysis Individual Place of residence Number of pesticides present
04.02.2021. ( fem . 1948) Pitve 3 (of 60 pesticides tested)
08.12.2022. ( fem . 1948) Pitve 6 re-test, (100 pesticides tested)
21.06.2023. ( fem . 1960 ) Pitve 0
21.06.2023. ( fem . 1975) near Vrbosk a 8
17.07.2023. ( fem . 1964) Vrisnik 1 1
17.07.2023. (m.1964) Hvar 8
17.07.2023. (m. 2019) Pitve 7
17.07.2023. ( fem . 1988) Pitve 10
01.12.2023. (fem. 1987) Jelsa 3
08.01.2024. (fem. 1982) Jelsa 4
07.02.2025. ( fem . 1948) Pitve 3 re-test
Ozoniser machine settings Substances identified:
4,4-DDD - Organochlorine insecticide. Metabolite of insecticide DDT. EU / ECHA: not approved
1. sample 15.06.2023, analysis 17.07.2023 - ( fem . 1964) Vrisnik
2. sample 17.06.2023, analysis 17.07.2023 - (m.1964) Hvar
4,4-DDE (p.p'-DDE) - Organochlorine insecticide. Metabolite of insecticide DDT. EU / ECHA: not approved
1. sample 04.02.2021, analysis 15- 19.02.2021 - ( fem . 1948) Pitve
2. sample 24.11.2022, analysis 08.12.2022 - ( fem . 1948) Pitve, re-test
3. sample 15.06.2023, analysis 17.07.2023 - ( fem . 1964) Vrisnik
4. sample 22.12.2023, analysis 08.01.2024 - (fem. 1982) Jelsa
5. sample 07.02.2025, analysis 06.03.2025 - ( fem . 1948) Pitve, re-test
4,4-DDT sample 07.02.2025, analysis 06.03.2025 - ( fem . 1948) Pitve, re-test
ALLETHRIN (d-Allethrin) - synthetic pyrethroid. EU / ECHA: not approved
1. sample 24.11.2022, analysis 08.12.2022 - ( fem . 1948) Pitve
AMETOCTRADIN - t riazolopyrimidine fungicide
1. sample 25.05.2023, analysis 21.06.2023 - ( fem . 1975 ) Near Vrbosk a
AZO XY STROBIN - strobilurin fungicid e
1. sample 04.02.2021, analysis 15- 19.02.2021 - ( fem . 1948) Pitve
2. sample 24.11.2022, analysis 08.12.2022 - ( fem . 1948) Pitve (re-test)
3. sample 25.05.2023, analysis 21.06.2023 - ( fem . 1975) Near Vrbosk a
4. sample 15.06.2023, analysis 17.07.2023 - ( fem . 1964) Vrisnik
5. sample 17.06.2023, analysis 17.07.2023 - (m.1964) Hvar
6. sample 26.06.2023, analysis 17.07.2023 - (m. 2019) Pitve
7. sample 26.06.2023, analysis 17.07.2023 - ( fem . 1988) Pitve
8. sample 06.11.2023. analysis 01.12.2023. (fem. 1987) Jelsa
9. sample 22.12.2023, analysis 08.01.2024 - (fem. 1982) Jelsa
10. sample 07.02.2025, analysis 06.03.2025 - ( fem . 1948) Pitve, re-test
FIPRONIL - p y razol e inse c ticid e. EU / ECHA: not approved
1. sample 25.05.2023, analysis 21.06.2023 - ( fem . 1975) Near Vrbosk a
2. sample 26.06.2023, analysis 17.07.2023 - (m. 2019) Pitve
3. sample 26.06.2023, analysis 17.07.2023 - ( fem . 1988) Pitve
CYPERMETHRIN -pyrethroid insecticide
1. sample 06.11.2023. analysis 01.12.2023. (fem. 1987) Jelsa
FIPRONIL SULFON E p y razol e inse c ticid e ; primary metabolit e o f fipronil. EU / ECHA: not approved
1. sample 24.11.2022, analysis 08.12.2022 - ( fem . 1948) Pitve
2. sample 25.05.2023, analysis 21.06.2023 - ( fem . 1975) Near Vrbosk a
3. sample 26.06.2023, analysis 17.07.2023 - (m. 2019) Pitve
4. sample 26.06.2023, analysis 17.07.2023 - ( fem . 1988) Pitve
FLUDIO X ONIL - ph en yl p y r r ol e fungicid e
1. sample 15.06.2023, analysis 17.07.2023 - ( fem . 1964) Vrisnik
IMIDACLOPRID . neonicotinoid insecticide. EU: not approved; [ECHA: renewal of approval in progress, August 2023]
1. sample 24.11.2022, analysis 08.12.2022 - ( fem . 1948) Pitve
2. sample 25.05.2023, analysis 21.06.2023 - ( fem . 1975) Near Vrbosk a
3. sample 15.06.2023, analysis 17.07.2023 - ( fem . 1964) Vrisnik
4. sample 17.06.2023, analysis 17.07.2023 - (m.1964) Hvar
5. sample 26.06.2023, analysis 17.07.2023 - (m. 2019) Pitve
6. sample 26.06.2023, analysis 17.07.2023 - ( fem . 1988) Pitve
ISOPROTURON - ph en y lurea herbicid e. EU: not approved ; [ECHA application for approval for film preservatives (PT07) and construction material preservatives (PT10) in progress, August 2023]
1. analysis 17.07.2023 - ( fem . 1988) Pitve
LINDANE (HCH-gamma) - organochlorine insecticide . EU / ECHA: not approved
1. sample 15.06.2023, analysis 17.07.2023 - ( fem . 1964) Vrisnik
2. sample 17.06.2023, analysis 17.07.2023 - (m.1964) Hvar
MALATHION - organo ph os ph at e inse c ticid e. ECHA: not approved
1. sample 26.06.2023, analysis 17.07.2023 - ( fem . 1988) Pitve
METALAXYL, METALAXYL-M - phenylamide fungicide
1. sample 25.05.2023, analysis 21.06.2023 - ( fem . 1975) Near Vrbosk a
MIREX - organochlorine inssecticide EU, ECHA: not approved
PERMETHRIN - synthetic pyrethroid insecticide. EU: not approved
1. sample 04.02.2021, analysis 15- 19.02.2021 - ( fem . 1948) Pitve
2. sample 24.11.2022, analysis 08.12.2022 - ( fem . 1948) Pitve re-test
3. sample 15.06.2023, analysis 17.07.2023 - ( fem . 1964) Vrisnik
4. sample 17.06.2023, analysis 17.07.2023 - (m. 1964) Hvar
5. sample 26.06.2023, analysis 17.07.2023 - ( fem . 1988) Pitve
6. sample 07.02.2025, analysis 06.03.2025 - ( fem . 1948) Pitve, re-test
PIPERONYL BUTOXIDE - pyrethroid synergist.
1. sample 15.06.2023, anal ysis 17.07.2023 - ( fem . 1964) Vrisnik
PYRIMETHANIL - anilinopyrimidine fungicide
1. sample 25.05.2023, analysis 21.06.2023 - ( fem . 1975) Near Vrboska
PROPI C ONAZOL E - triazol e fungicid e. EU: not approved
1. sample 15.06.2023, analysis 17.07.2023 - ( fem . 1964) Vrisnik
2. sample 17.06.2023, analysis 17.07.2023 - (m.1964) Hvar
3. sample 26.06.2023, analysis 17.07.2023 - (m. 2019) Pitve
4. sample 26.06.2023, analysis 17.07.2023 - ( fem . 1988) Pitve
PROPOXUR - carbamate insecticide. EU / ECHA: not approved
1. sample 25.05.2023, analysis 21.06.2023 - ( fem . 1975) Near Vrbosk a
TEBU C ONAZOL E - triazol e fungicid e
1. sample 15.06.2023, analysis 17.07.2023 - ( fem. 1964) Vrisnik
2. sample 17.06.2023, analysis 17.07.2023 - (m.1964) Hvar
3. sample 26.06.2023, analysis 17.07.2023 - (m. 2019) Pitve
4. sample 26.06.2023, analysis 17.07.2023 - ( fem . 1988) Pitve
TRANSFLUT H RIN - p y ret h roid inse c ticid e. EU: not approved
1. sample 15.06.2023, analysis 17.07.2023 - ( fem . 1964) Vrisnik
2. sample 17.06.2023, analysis 17.07.2023 - (m.1964) Hvar
3. sample 26.06.2023, analysis 17.07.2023 - (m. 2019) Pitve
4. sample 26.06.2023, analysis 17.07.2023 - ( fem . 1988) Pitve
5. sample 22.12.2023, analysis 08.01.2024 - (fem. 1982) Jelsa
For details of the pesticide substances identified, with their possible adverse effects, related pesticidal products and approval status, please see 'Pesticides and their adverse effects '.
Note : The list of pesticides tested did not include all the pesticides used on Hvar, so it is possible that more pesticides might be found in a wider range of tests. We did not test for the presence of glyphosate .
Eco Hvar August 2023
