A simple and rapid spectrophotometric method for determination of thiophanate-methyl in commercial formulations and its residues in foodstuffs

A new, simple, rapid, and sensitive spectrophotometric method for the determination of thiophanate-methyl, based on its reaction with cobalt(II) in the presence of triethylamine, has been developed. The yellowish green color that develops instantaneously on mixing the fungicide with the reagents in dimethylformamide is stable for at least 2 h and has maximum absorbance at 360 nm. The method has been successfully applied to the determination of thiophanate-methyl in its commercial formulations and residues on grains and apples. A photometric titration procedure for formulation analysis of the fungicide has also been developed.     

Colorimetric method for the determination of captafol (difolatan) in commercial formulations and residues on grains and apples.

A simple and rapid colorimetric method for the microdetermination of captafol (difolatan), based on its reaction with a dithiocarbamate, has been developed. The bright yellow colour which develops instantaneously on mixing the fungicide with the reagent is stable for at least 12 h. The method has been successfully adapted to the determination of captafol in its formulated products and residues on grains and apples.     

Behavior of the fungicide MBAMT in water

Summary A reversed-phase HPLC method is described for the determination of the fungicide MBAMT and its degradation product AMT in water. The recoveries of the method for MBAMT and AMT lie between 90±2.2% and 94.2±2.5%; the theoretical detection limit for MBAMT and AMT in 100 ml samples are 2 ppb and 0.8 ppb, respectively. The method is used to evaluate the safety of MBAMT and AMT to aquatic fauna.     

Liquid chromatographic determination of benomyl in water samples after dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction

A dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction (DLLME) method combined with solvolysis reaction for extraction of the carbamate fungicide benomyl as carbendazim from water samples is described. The method is based on the extraction of benomyl from acidified sample solution and its conversion into carbendazim via solvolysis reaction with DMF as organic solvent. The proposed DLLME method was followed by HPLC with fluorimetric detection for determination of benomyl. The proposed method has good linearity (0.998) with wide linear dynamic range (0.01–25 mg/L) and low detection limit (0.0033 mg/L), making it suitable for benomyl determination in water samples.     

固相萃取-液相色谱-串联质谱法测定中药材中7种甲氧基丙烯酸酯类杀菌剂的残留量

建立了采用固相萃取-液相色谱-串联质谱同时测定麦冬、玄参、延胡索中7种甲氧基丙烯酸酯类杀菌剂残留量的方法。样品经乙酸乙酯提取,氨基固相萃取柱净化后,经C18色谱柱分离,以甲醇和1.0‰甲酸溶液为流动相梯度洗脱,电喷雾正离子模式离子化,选择反应监测方式监测,串联质谱测定,外标法定量。结果显示,各目标物在1或2个数量级浓度范围内的线性关系良好,相关系数均大于0.996。醚菌胺、啶氧菌酯和肟菌酯的定量限为2 μg/kg,嘧菌酯和吡唑醚菌酯的定量限为4 μg/kg, Z-苯氧菌胺和醚菌酯的定量限为10 μg/kg。各杀菌剂的回收率为60.4%～110%,相对标准偏差为1.2%～17%。该方法能满足麦冬、玄参、延胡索中7种目标杀菌剂残留量的检测。     

Micellar-stabilized room-temperature phosphorimetric determination of the fungicide thiabendazole in canned pineapple samples

A method for the determination of the fungicide thiabendazole (TBZ) by micellar-stabilized room-temperature phosphorescence is described. It does not require any separation step and allows the direct determination of the fungicide in canned pineapple samples. The effect of various experimental conditions is discussed in detail. The analytical curve of thiabendazole gives a linear dynamic range of 23.8–500.0 ng mL^–1 and a detection limit of 23.8 ng mL^–1. Recoveries of 103.9 and 89.2% for syrup and canned pineapple pulp, respectively, were obtained for 250 ng mL^–1 thiabendazole.     

Specific determination of ferbam residues in fog-water

A specific method for the determination of a fungicide, i.e. iron(III) dimethyldithiocarbamate (ferbam) in fog-water samples is described. The method is based on the releasing of equivalent amount of iron from the fungicide and subsequently determination by spectrophotometrically or by flame-atomic absorption spectrometrically (flame-AAS). The fungicide was extracted with chloroform/toluene from the samples and digested with nitric acid. For spectrophotometric determination, the solution was then treated with ammonium thiocyanate solution in presence of the surfactants and absorbance was measured at 475 nm. Whereas, the digested solution was directly applied for flame-AAS determination of ferbam. The molar absorptivity in terms of ferbam was determined to be (3.49)×10⁴ l mol⁻¹ cm⁻¹. The detection limits for spectrophotometric and flame-AAS methods were calculated to be 62 and 111 ppb ferbam (R.S.D. <1 and <3%), respectively. Whereas, the optimum concentration ranges for the analysis of ferbam are 4–120 and 1.5–55 μg in final volume, respectively. The methods are freed from interference of almost all ions [including Fe(II) and Fe(III)], which can commonly associate with ferbam in fog-water. The methods have been successfully applied to fog samples collected from agriculture sites of Raipur (central India).     

A new spectrophotometric method for the determination of dithianon in commercial formulations and its residues in foodstuffs

A new, simple, and rapid spectrophotometric method for the microdetermination of dithianon, on the basis of its reaction with a dithiocarbamate, is described. The red color, which develops instantaneously when mixing the fungicide with the reagent in acetonitrile, is stable for at least 1 h and is measured at 520 nm. Beer's law is applicable up to 12 micrograms/mL dithianon concentration. The method has been successfully adapted to the analysis of the fungicide in commercial formulations and its residues on grains and apple (fruit and leaves). A photometric titration method for formulation analysis of the fungicide has also been developed.     

Liquid chromatographic method development for determination of fungicide epoxiconazole enantiomers by achiral and chiral column switching technique in water and soil

High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) in both chiral isocratic and achiral-chiral column switching mode was employed for optimization of separation conditions, separation and determination of fungicide epoxiconazole in real samples. Two enantiomers of commercially available triazole fungicide epoxiconazole (BAS 480 F), first registered in 1993, were resolved for the first time on a microcrystalline cellulose triacetate (MCTA). A low-cost home-packed chiral column (150x3 mm, 15-25 microm, MCTA, Merck) enabled baseline enantiomeric resolution of two enantiomers of the fungicide epoxiconazole produced commercially. The effects of concentration of organic modifiers (methanol, ethanol) in mobile phase, flow-rate and temperature were studied. The isocratic chiral HPLC method allows determination of the enantiomers in tap and surface water within the range 1-1000 mg/l by direct injection (20 microl) of the sample. Using the achiral (C18)-chiral (MCTA) column-switching technique and 1-ml sample volume, injection of 0.050 mg/l of epoxiconazole enantiomers can be conveniently determined by UV detection at 230 nm. The same method applied to methanolic soil extracts allows determination of 0.2 mg/kg of epoxiconazole enantiomers in addition to the other 10 commonly used pesticides in fortified soils.     

A Novel Method for the Determination of Fungicide Residues in Tobacco by Ultra-performance Liquid Chromatography–Tandem Mass Spectrometry Combined with Pass-Through Solid-Phase Extraction

Chromatographia - A novel method for the rapid simultaneous determination of multiple fungicide residues in tobacco was established using ultra-performance liquid chromatography–tandem mass...     

Quantitative gas-chromatographische Bestimmung des Wirkstoffrückstandes auf Weintrauben,in Traubenmost und in Wein nach Anwendung von Ortho-Phaltan

A quantitative gas-chromatographic method for the determination of the fungicide Ortho-Phaltan (N-trichloromethylthiophthalimide) on grapes, in must and wine is described. The residues are extracted with chloroform and after purification on a silica-gel column analysed by electron-capture gas-chromatography. The method is sensitive to 0,1 ppm. The average recovery of residues was 94% on grapes, 84% in must and 85% in wine.     

Micellar-stabilized room-temperature phosphorimetric determination of the fungicide thiabendazole in canned pineapple samples

A method for the determination of the fungicide thiabendazole (TBZ) by micellar-stabilized room-temperature phosphorescence is described. It does not require any separation step and allows the direct determination of the fungicide in canned pineapple samples. The effect of various experimental conditions is discussed in detail. The analytical curve of thiabendazole gives a linear dynamic range of 23.8–500.0 ng mL^–1 and a detection limit of 23.8 ng mL^–1. Recoveries of 103.9 and 89.2% for syrup and canned pineapple pulp, respectively, were obtained for 250 ng mL^–1 thiabendazole. Received: 30 April 1997 / Revised: 18 July 1997 / Accepted: 23 July 1997     

Residues analysis of post-harvest imidazole fungicides in citrus fruit by HPLC and GLC

The determination of imazalil and prochloraz fungicide residues has been carried out by HPLC with an UV detector at 204 nm and by GLC with an electron capture detector (ECD). In both cases fungicide residues were extracted with hexane/acetone (90:10, v/v) after pH adjustment and purified by a liquid-liquid partitioning process. When HPLC was used for prochloraz and imazalil analysis, it was necessary to eliminate the interfering substances with a further clean-up process. This was also required when samples with low residue levels were analyzed by GLC. Recovery was always higher than 70%. The detection limit was 0.04 ppm for the HPLC method and 0.02 for the GLC method. Imazalil and prochloraz residues in "Washington Navel" oranges and "Hernandina" clementine fruits, dipped in a 1000 ppm fungicide solution, are reported.     

串联固相萃取-液相色谱-串联质谱法测定食品中嘧啶胺类杀菌剂残留

建立了食品中嘧啶胺类杀菌剂嘧霉胺、嘧菌胺及嘧菌环胺残留的串联固相萃取-液相色谱-串联质谱(HPLC-MS/MS)检测方法。胡萝卜、辣椒等样品经乙酸乙酯提取,石墨化炭黑-弗罗里硅藻土串联固相萃取柱(ENVI-Carb-Florisil SPE)净化后,在HPLC-MS/MS仪上进行检测分析,采用外标法定量。质谱分析采用电喷雾电离,正离子扫描,多反应监测模式。结果表明,柱净化后无明显的基质效应,嘧霉胺、嘧菌胺和嘧菌环胺在1～20 μg/L内相关系数可达0.9990以上,具有良好的线性关系;每种杀菌剂选择两个离子对,其中一组用于定量: 嘧霉胺m/z 200.1/107.1,嘧菌胺m/z 224.0/106.0及嘧菌环胺m/z 226.0/108.1;另一组用于确证: 嘧霉胺m/z 200.1/183.1,嘧菌胺m/z 224.0/131.1和嘧菌环胺m/z 226.0/133.1。样品中添加0.1、0.5、1.0 μg/kg的标准品,其回收率为73.2%～98.7%,相对标准偏差(n=10)小于10%;嘧霉胺、嘧菌胺、嘧菌环胺的检出限(信噪比(S/N)=3)均为0.03 μg/kg;嘧霉胺、嘧菌胺、嘧菌环胺的定量限(S/N=10)均为0.1 μg/kg。实验结果表明,该方法提取效果好,具有良好的灵敏度、回收率和重复性。     

Residues Analysis of Post-Harvest Imidazole Fungicides in Citrus Fruit by H PLC and GLC

Abstract

The determination of imazalil and prochloraz fungicide residues has been carried out by HPLC with an UV detector at 204 nm and by GLC with an electron capture detector (ECD).

In both cases fungicide residues were extracted with hexane/acetone (90:10, v/v) after pH adjustment and purified by a liquid-liquid partitioning process. When HPLC was used for prochloraz and imazalil analysis, it was necessary to eliminate the interfering substances with a further clean-up process. This was also required when samples with low residue levels were analyzed by GLC.

Recovery was always higher than 70%. The detection limit was 0.04 ppm for the HPLC method and 0.02 for the GLC method.

Imazalil and prochloraz residues in “Washington Navel” oranges and “Hernandina” clementine fruits, dipped in a 1000 ppm fungicide solution, are reported.     

Multiresidue analysis of fungicides in soil by sonication-assisted extraction in small columns and gas chromatography

A rapid multiresidue method for the simultaneous determination of 14 fungicides in soil was developed. Fungicides were exacted from soil, placed in small columns, by sonication-assisted extraction with ethyl acetate. The effect of residue residence time and soil moisture content on the fungicide recovery was studied. Residue levels in soil were determined by gas chromatography with electron-capture and nitrogen-phosphorus detection. Residue identities were confirmed by gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry, in the selected ion monitoring mode. Recovery studies were carried out at 0.5, 0.1 and 0.05 microg/g fortification levels for each fungicide, and average recoveries obtained for these compounds ranged from 80 to 104% with relative standard deviations between 1 and 8%. The method is linear over the range assayed, 0.5-0.05 microg/g, and the detection limit for the fungicides studied varied from 2 to 10 microg/kg.     

Spectrophotometric determination of mercury in environmental sample and fungicides based on its complex with o-carboxy phenyl diazoamino p-azobenzene

In the present method a new reagent o-carboxyphenyl diazoamino p-azobenzene has been synthesised for the determination of mercury spectrophotometrically. The method is based on the reaction of mercury with the reagent in alkaline medium where the reagent is in the aci-form. The purple violet coloured dye-mercury complex showed an absorption maxima at 540 nm. Beer's law is valid over the concentration range of mercury from 0.08 to 0.8 mug ml(-1) (0.08-0.8 ppm). The molar absorptivity and Sandell's sensitivity were found to be 2.22x10(5) mol(-1) cm(-1) and 0.0009 mug cm(-2), respectively. The method has been successfully applied to the determination of mercury in air, water, soil and fungicide samples.     

Liquid chromatographic determination of iprovalicarb in cabbage and soil

A method was developed for the determination of iprovalicarb, a new carbamic acid-amino acid fungicide, by liquid chromatography with UV detection. The method uses a reversed-phase C18 column with lambdamax at 215 nm and methanol-water (72 + 25, v/v) as the mobile phase. Cabbage head and leaves fortified with iprovalicarb were extracted with acetone. Partitioning of the fungicide into dichloromethane was followed by column cleanup on neutral alumina. Fortified soil samples were extracted with acetonitrile, and the extract was subjected to column cleanup. The average recoveries of iprovalicarb from cabbage head, leaves, and soil were 86.50, 82.0, and 84.3%, respectively, for fortification levels of 1 and 2 microg/g for cabbage head and leaves and 2 and 4 microg/g for soil.     

Simultaneous determination of trifloxystrobin and trifloxystrobin acid residue in rice and soil by a modified quick,easy, cheap,effective, rugged,and safe method using ultra high performance liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry

A sensitive analytical method for the simultaneous determination of trifloxystrobin and its metabolite trifloxystrobin acid in rice including straw, bran, brown rice and soil was developed by using ultra high performance liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry. The fungicide trifloxystrobin and its metabolite trifloxystrobin acid were extracted using acetonitrile with 1% formic acid v/v and subsequently cleaned up by primary secondary amine, octadecylsilane or graphitized carbon black prior to ultra high performance liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry. The determination of two target compounds was achieved in less than 3 min using an electrospray ionization source in positive mode. The limits of detection were below 0.22 μg/kg and the limits of quantification did not exceed 0.74 μg/kg in all matrices, which were much lower than the maximum residue levels established by the Codex Alimentarius Commission. The overall average recoveries in four matrix at three levels (0.1, 1.0 and 5.0 mg/kg) ranged from 74.2 to 107.4% with a relative standard deviations of less than 7.8% (n = 5) for both analytes. The method was demonstrated to be convenient and reliable for the routine monitoring of trifloxystrobin and its metabolite. The developed method was validated and applied for the analysis of degradation study samples.