A paper-based sensor to detect pesticides in food quickly and cheaply

A paper-based sensor to detect pesticides in food quickly and cheaply can detect tr the University of São Paulo and veget Brazil in real time when coupled to an electronic device.

In an apple or cabbage, for example, it can detect carbendazim, a fungicide widely used in Brazil despite being banned.

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