[The setting of hygienic standards for the insecticide sonet in potatoes].

A study of the toxic properties of sonet in chronic experiment on white rats established the threshold and non-acting dose of the insecticide. The accumulation of the insecticide in the potato tubers during the entire vegetation period as well as its effect on the potato quality were investigated. The author recommends 0.05 mg/g of sonet per 1 g of potato as a maximum permissible level.