Detection methods for cereal grains treated with low and high energy electrons

Details Detection methods for cereal grains treated with low and high energy electrons Detection methods for cereal grains treated with low and high energy electrons

Apr 2005

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2005rapc...72..639c&link_type=abstract

Radiation Physics and Chemistry, Volume 72, Issue 5, p. 639-644.

Physics

Cereals, Wheat, Barley, Electron Treatment Detection, Low Energy Electrons, High Energy Electrons, Photostimulated Luminescence, Thermoluminescence, Electron Spin Resonance, Dna Comet Assay

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Cereal grains can be treated with low energy (<300keV) or high energy (1-10MeV) electrons for decontamination of phytopathogenic and spoilage organisms. In this preliminary study, wheat and barley samples were treated with low energy electrons of 145keV or high energy electrons of 10MeV. To identify the electron treatment, different detection methods have been investigated: (1) photostimulated luminescence (PSL), (2) thermoluminescence (TL), (3) electron spin resonance (ESR) and (4) DNA Comet Assay. These four methods are already standardised at a European level and are now adopted as general Codex methods for detection of irradiated foodstuffs. The results suggest that the most suitable detection methods for electron-treated grains are the PSL and TL methods. The results from the other two methods (ESR and Comet Assay) are not so promising because they seem only to be applicable in special cases.

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