Days after treatment Residue (mg kg-1)
Single Dose (160 g a.i. ha-1) Double Dose (320 g a.i. ha-1)
Average % Dissipation Average % Dissipation
0(1 h) 0.397 ± 0.101 - 1.021 ± 0.226 -
1 0.385 ± 0.017 3.02 0.997 ± 0.098 2.35
3 0.278 ± 0.033 29.97 0.695 ± 0.111 31.92
5 0.180 ± 0.016 54.65 0.485 ± 0.015 52.49
7 0.134 ± 0.010 66.24 0.360 ± 0.085 64.74
10 0.085 ± 0.012 78.58 0.258 ± 0.032 74.73
15 0.010 ± 0.007 97.48 0.019 ± 0.007 98.14
   30 BDL - BDL -
t1/2   = 6.02 days t1/2  = 5.67 days
BDL: 0.01 mg kg-1
Table 1: Persistence and dissipation of chlorpyriphos residues in chilli.