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This is the first systemic assessment of the stereoselectivity of etoxazole enantiomers. Etoxazole’s stereoselective bioactivity was assessed against target organisms (Tetranychus urticae eggs and Tetranychus cinnabarinus eggs), and its acute toxicity was assessed toward nontarget aquatic organisms (Daphnia magna and Danio rerio). Additionally, stereoselective elimination was investigated in three species of fruits (grape and strawberry grown in a greenhouse and apple grown in an open field) and in field soil. The ovicidal activity of (+)-(S)-etoxazole against Tetranychus urticae and Tetranychus cinnabarinus eggs was about 16 and 24 times higher, respectively, than that of (−)-(R)-etoxazole. Inconsistent order of etoxazole isomer toxicity was found toward different aquatic organisms: (+)-(S)-etoxazole showed nearly 8.7 times higher acute toxicity than (−)-(R)-etoxazole toward Daphnia magna, whereas (−)-(R)-etoxazole was ∼4.5 times more toxic to Danio rerio than (+)-(S)-etoxazole. Stereoselective degradation of etoxazole enantiomers showed significant variation in various fruits and field soil. The (+)-(S)-etoxazole was preferentially dissipated in grape and strawberry fruits grown under greenhouse condition, whereas (−)-(R)-etoxazole degraded faster than its antipode in apple fruits and soils under open-field condition. Overall, the stereoselectivity of etoxazole enantiomers should be fully considered in comprehensive environmental health risk in future work.

Considering the importance of developing a new analytical approach for pesticide residue detection for the sake of ensuring food safety, a β‐cyclodextrin based molecularly imprinted polymer was prepared for selective determination of carbendazim. The polymers consist of a porous and hollow structure demonstrating the selective abundant adsorption sites for carbendazim molecule. The selectivity and adsorption capacity of the imprinted polymers were analyzed with dispersive solid‐phase extraction and analyzed with high performance liquid chromatography coupled with ultraviolet. The results of imprinted polymers were higher than non‐imprinted polymers with the maximum adsorption capacity of 3.65 mg/g within 30 min of total adsorption time. The reusability of the imprinted polymers was determined to evaluate its effectiveness and stability, which proved that the polymers lost 10% efficiency within seven consecutive recycles. The developed method displayed good linearity over the concentration range of 0.05–2.0 mg/L. The recovery percentage of 81.33–97.23 with relative standard deviations of 1.49–4.66% was obtained from spiked apple, banana, orange, and peach samples with a limit of detection of 0.03 mg/L and a limit of quantification of 0.10 mg/L (signal to noise ratio = 3/10). The overall performance of the proposed method evident that this technique provided a desirable outcome and it can be used as a convenient approach, as it qualifies the analytical standards.

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Cadmium (Cd) pollution reduces rice production and quality, putting food security and human health at risk. We conducted comparative physiology and metabolomic analyses in two indica rice ('NH199' and 'NH224') to elucidate the Cdtolerance mechanism. Cd hampered rice growth, induced oxidative stress, and changed the metabolomics profiling of the root. The biochemical and physiological analysis demonstrated that NH224 exhibited a more potent Cd-tolerance ability than NH199. Cd was primarily distributed in root, and NH224 had a lower Cd translocation factor than NH199 by about 24%. The metabolomic analysis revealed 180 and 177 differentially accumulated metabolites between Cd-stressed seedlings and the controls in NH224 and NH199, respectively. In NH224, amino acids biosynthesis, hormone metabolism, lipids-related metabolism, phenylalanine metabolism, and phenylpropanoid biosynthesis pathways were more active and highly associated with antioxidant defense system, biosynthesis of the cell wall and phytochelatins, and maintenance of plasma membrane stability. These findings provide insights into the metabolic profiles of rice following Cd stress and the screening and breeding of Cd-tolerant rice varieties.