Term: pesticide residue
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.P04520

Definition:
Any substance or mixture of substances in food for man or animals resulting from the use of a pesticide including any specified derivatives, such as degradation and conversion products, metabolites, reaction products and impurities considered to be of toxicological significance.

Related Terms:
1) pesticide (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.P04519).

Source: PAC, 1993, 65, 2003. 'Glossary for chemists of terms used in toxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 1993)' on page 2081 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199365092003)

Citation: 'pesticide residue' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.P04520

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