水培耕作系统在营养丰富的食品的可持续生产中发挥着越来越重要的作用。水培新鲜农产品生产中的表面污染对作物的食品安全构成了风险,可能危害公众健康并造成行业经济损失。虽然消毒剂广泛用于商业水培农场,它们对表面人类病原体的有效性及其对植物健康和质量的影响尚不清楚。在这项研究中,我们评估了化学消毒剂在商业水培营养膜技术(NFT)系统中从无生命表面消除鼠伤寒沙门氏菌的功效。Further,我们评估了消毒剂对产量的影响,质量,生菜和罗勒的营养价值。Sanitizers(Virkon,LanXess,匹兹堡PA,美国;SaniDate12.0,生物安全系统,东哈特福德,CT,美国;KleenGrow,佩斯化学有限公司Delta,BC,加拿大;绿盾,UnitedLabsInc.,圣查尔斯,IL,美国;泽罗托尔,生物安全系统,东哈特福德,CT,美国;漂白,纯亮,ON,加拿大)针对接种在NFT表面上的鼠伤寒沙门氏菌进行了测试(营养库,不断增长的渠道,顶盖,排水管)。然后在商业NFT单元中进行的分裂小区实验中测试有效处理对生菜和罗勒的影响。作物产量,颜色,在整个作物生命周期中测量养分含量(叶绿素和类胡萝卜素)。虽然所有季铵化合物(QAC),SaniDate12.0(200ppm),Zorotol(5%),Virkon(1%)从商业NFT表面消除了鼠伤寒沙门氏菌,氯基消毒剂处理与大多数表面的水处理在统计学上相似。所有化学消毒剂都会影响产量,颜色,生菜和罗勒的营养价值。SaniDate12.0(200ppm)对农作物的危害最小,被确定为在商业水培环境中进一步验证的潜在候选者。这项研究的结果将转化为对行业的建议,并将有助于制定未来的食品安全准则和政策。
Hydroponic farming systems play an increasingly important role in the sustainable production of nutrient-rich foods. The contamination of surfaces in hydroponic fresh produce production poses risks to the food safety of crops, potentially endangering public health and causing economic losses in the industry. While sanitizers are widely used in commercial hydroponic farms, their effectiveness against human pathogens on surfaces and their impact on plant health and quality are not known. In this study, we evaluated the efficacy of chemical sanitizers in eliminating Salmonella Typhimurium from inanimate surfaces in commercial hydroponic Nutrient Film Technique (NFT) systems. Further, we assessed the impact of sanitizers on the yield, quality, and nutritional value of lettuce and basil. Sanitizers (Virkon, LanXess, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; SaniDate 12.0, BioSafe Systems, East Hartford, CT, USA; KleenGrow, Pace Chemical Ltd., Delta, BC, Canada; Green Shield, United Labs Inc., St Charles, IL, USA; Zerotol, BioSafe Systems, East Hartford, CT, USA; Bleach, Pure Bright, ON, Canada) were tested against Salmonella Typhimurium inoculated on NFT surfaces (nutrient reservoir, growing channels, top covers, drain lines). The effective treatments were then tested for their impact on lettuce and basil in a split-plot experiment conducted in commercial NFT units. Crop yield, color, and nutrient content (chlorophyll and carotenoids) were measured throughout the crop life cycle. While all quaternary ammonium compounds (QAC), SaniDate 12.0 (200 ppm), Zorotol (5%), and Virkon (1%) eliminated Salmonella Typhimurium from commercial NFT surfaces, chlorine-based
sanitizer treatments were statistically similar to water treatments on most surfaces. All chemical sanitizers impacted the yield, color, and nutritional value of lettuce and basil. SaniDate 12.0 (200 ppm) was the least detrimental to crops and was identified as a potential candidate for further validation in commercial hydroponic settings. The findings of this study will be translated into recommendations for the industry and will contribute to the development of future food safety guidelines and policies.