Simplified method for the determination of organochlorine pesticides in honey. |
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| Authors: | M A Fernández Muí?o J Simal Lozano |
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| Institution: | Departamento de Química Analítica, Nutrición y Bromatología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Spain. |
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| Abstract: | A method is described for the detection and quantitative determination of organochlorine pesticides in honey. After extraction with hexane, the pesticides were cleaned-up by adsorption chromatography on a Florisil Sep-Pak cartridge and eluted with 15% diethyl ether in hexane. The detection of organochlorine pesticides was performed by capillary gas chromatography with electron-capture detection. The quantification limit obtained for different pesticides ranged from 0.56 to 2.78 micrograms kg-1 and recoveries from fortified honey samples averaged 89.6%. |
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