Estimation of soil organic partition coefficients: from retention factors measured by soil column chromatography with water as eluent

The retention factors (k) of 104 hydrophobic organic chemicals (HOCs) were measured in soil column chromatography (SCC) over columns filled with three naturally occurring reference soils and eluted with Milli-Q water. A novel method for the estimation of soil organic partition coefficient (Koc) was developed based on correlations with k in soil/water systems. Strong log Koc versus log k correlations (r>0.96) were found. The estimated Koc values were in accordance with the literature values with a maximum deviation of less than 0.4 log units. All estimated Koc values from three soils were consistent with each other. The SCC approach is promising for fast screening of a large number of chemicals in their environmental applications.     

A New Method for Determination of Adsorption and Desorption Coefficients of Pesticides with Soil Column Liquid Chromatography

Agricultural chemicals such as pesticides were extensively applied in the fields. Pesticides effectively protect the crops, only as long as they remain in the root zone of soil. In case a portion of the chemicals leaves root zone and especially leaches through soil pores. They may pollute groundwater and be a serious environmental problem1. This problem has got widespread concern in the world. In soils the fate of organic compounds such as pesticides is governed by hydraulic transport coupled…     

Selective solid-phase extraction using molecularly imprinted polymer for the analysis of polar organophosphorus pesticides in water and soil samples

An analytical methodology for the analysis of four polar organophophorus pesticides (monocrotophos, mevinphos, phosphamidon, omethoate) in water and soil samples incorporating a molecularly imprinted solid-phase extraction (MISPE) process using a monocrotophos-imprinted polymer was developed. Binding study demonstrated that the polymer showed excellent affinity and high selectivity to monocrotophos. The MISPE procedure including the clean-up step to remove any interferences was optimized. The accuracy and selectivity of the MISPE process developed were verified using a non-imprinted (blank) polymer and a classical ENVI-18 cartridge as the SPE matrix during control experiments. The use of MISPE improved the accuracy and precision of the GC method and lowered the limit of detection. The recoveries of four polar organophosphorus pesticides (OPPs) extracted from 1 L of river water at a 100 ng/L spike level were in the range of 77.5-99.1%. The recoveries of organophosphorus pesticides extracted from a 5-g soil sample at the 100 microg/kg level were in the range of 79.3-93.5%. The limit of detection varied from 10 to 32 ng/L in water and from 12 to 34 microg/kg in soil samples. The molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) enabled the selective extraction of four organophosphorus pesticides successfully from water and soil samples, demonstrating the potential of molecularly imprinted solid-phase extraction for rapid, selective, and cost-effective sample pretreatment.     

五种不同类型土壤中有机化合物土壤吸附系数的预测

为了验证土壤柱液相色谱法测定农药的土壤吸附系数的普遍适用性和预测的准确性,采用了5种组成及性质差异较大、具有一定代表性的土壤样品,对在甲醇 水流动相条件下测定的保留因子与土壤吸附系数间的相关性进行了研究。结果表明,土壤柱液相色谱法是预测农药的土壤吸附系数的一种有效方法,适于多种类型土壤中农药土壤吸附系数的预测。     

稻田土壤及水中多抗霉素残留量的分析与检测方法研究

采用高效液相色谱法建立了稻田土壤及水中多抗霉素残留量的分析方法。水样品经氨水调节pH值至8.0,以乙酸乙酯萃取去除有机杂质,水相经浓缩后定容;土壤样品用碱性甲醇和水的混合溶液(70∶30)提取,提取液经浓缩后定容。上述萃取液采用C18亲水性不锈钢色谱柱(AQ-C18,4.6 mm×250 mm,5μm)进行液相色谱分离,紫外检测器检测,外标法定量,流动相为水(用冰乙酸调节pH值为4.0)-甲醇(87∶13),流速:0～8 min为1.0 mL/min,8～16 min为0.3 mL/min,柱温30℃,检测波长272 nm。结果表明,多抗霉素的浓度在0.05～2.00 mg/L范围内与其对应的峰面积呈良好的线性关系,相关系数(r2)为0.998 8;多抗霉素的最小检出量为1.00×10-9g,在稻田水中的最低检出浓度为0.05 mg/L,在稻田土壤中的最低检出浓度为0.05 mg/kg;在0.06、0.60、1.00 mg/kg加标水平下,多抗霉素在稻田水中的平均加标回收率为97%～99%,相对标准偏差为0.71%～2.4%;在稻田土壤中的平均加标回收率为95%～97%,相对标准偏差为1.7%～4.5%。该方法操作简便,分离效果好,准确度和精密度良好,符合农药残留的检测要求。     

Combination of the quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged, and safe (QuEChERS) method and dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction in the identification and determination of pesticides from various classes in food products by gas-liquid chromatography

A procedure for the identification (104 substances) and determination (40 substances) of the active components of combined pesticides from different classes in water, vegetables, fruits, and meat by gas chromatography with mass-spectrometric and electron-capture detectors was proposed. The pesticides were extracted from the samples of vegetables, fruits, and meat with acetonitrile using the QuEChERS method. The extracts were preconcentrated by a factor of 50–60 and additionally purified by dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction. The pesticides were extracted from water by dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction with hexane (degree of concentration was higher than 100). The limits of detection by the time-of-flight detector equaled 0.01–0.02 mg/kg for solid samples and 1–2 μg/L for aqueous solutions. The limits of quantitation for pesticides were 1–2 mg/kg for solid samples and 0.05–0.1 μg/L for solutions. The analysis time was 1–2 h, and the RSD of the results did not exceed 18%.     

Multi-residue determination of organophosphorus and organochlorine pesticides in environmental samples using solid-phase extraction with cigarette filter followed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

A solid‐phase extraction (SPE) method was developed to extract 14 pesticides simultaneously from environment samples using cigarette filter as the sorbent before gas chromatography‐mass spectrometry (GC‐MS) analysis. Parameters influencing the extraction efficiency, such as the sample loading flow rate, eluent and elution volume, were optimized. The optimum sample loading rate was 3 mL/min, and the retained compounds were eluted with 6 mL of eluent at 1 mL/min under vacuum. Good linearity was obtained for all the 14 pesticides (r²>0.99) from 0.1 to 20 μg/L for water and from 2 to 400 μg/kg for soil samples. The detection limits (signal‐to‐noise=3) of the proposed method ranged from 0.01 to 0.20 μg/L for water samples and from 0.42 to 6.95 μg/kg for soil samples. The developed method was successfully applied for determination of the analytes in real environmental samples, and the mean recoveries ranged from 76.4 to 103.7% for water samples and from 79.9 to 105.3% for soil samples with the precisions (relative standard deviation) between 2.0 and 13.6%.     

Pollution at and below Sites used for Mixing and Loading of Pesticides

Sites used for mixing and loading of pesticides in sprayers and for washing tractors and sprayers may be point sources of pesticides. Pollution may be caused by accidental spills during filling, disposal of excess spray solution, rinsing of sprayer and tractor or from leaking nozzles on the sprayer. Ground water sampled 2-4 m below sites used for mixing and loading has been analysed for 23 or 46 different pesticides and metabolites in two Danish counties (Storstrøm and Bornholm). Further, the surface pollution at sites used for mixing, loading and rinsing was determined by elution with water of soil sampled in the top 10 cm. In all ground water samples pesticide pollution was determined to be above the European drinking water level (0.1 µg L m 1 ). The highest concentrations and most pesticides were found below loading and mixing sites at machine pools, where the highest concentrations were the phenoxyacid herbicides dichlorprop (750 µg L m 1 ) and 2,4-D (800 µg L m 1 ). The herbicides bentazone, mecoprop and dinoseb were also found in relatively high concentrations (5-60 µg L m 1 ). The surface soil sampled at the top 0-10 cm at sites used for loading and washing sprayers at six farms was eluted with water. These analyses also showed that many different pesticides and relatively high concentrations could be leached out from the soil. Twenty-four different pesticides and metabolites were found, and though most concentrations were below 10 µg L m 1 about 10% of the water samples contained more than 50 µg L m 1 . The results demonstrate that sites used for mixing, loading and washing can be seriously contaminated with pesticides even in ground water 2-4 m below the sites. This implies that ground water, nearby wells and well borings are at risk of pollution and indicates the need for better farm practice.     

环境水样中9种三唑类农药的固相萃取-气相色谱-质谱分析

应用C18柱萃取/富集,NH2柱净化,气相色谱-质谱联用技术检测,建立了环境水样中9种三唑类农药同时分析的方法。9种目标农药在0.025～0.500 mg/L质量浓度范围内线性关系良好,方法的检出限为0.002～0.009 μg/L。以实际水样为基底,加标质量浓度为0.025 μg/L和0.100 μg/L时,9种目标农药的基底加标回收率和相对标准偏差(n=3)分别为68.4%～113.9%,1.6%～6.9%(河水)和70.3%～115.2%,0.8%～8.2%(海水)。该方法操作简单、灵敏度高、选择性好,符合多种农药残留分析的要求,并成功地应用于福建九龙江河口区表层水样中三唑类农药的残留状况调查。     

Retention of pesticides and nutrients in a vegetated buffer root zone compared to soil with low biological activity

A laboratory study has been conducted to examine the retention processes of nitrogen and pesticides through vegetated buffer zones compared to bare soil. Soil columns with low biological activity and vegetation columns with normal biological activity were tested. Pesticides frequently used in vegetable production (namely aclonifen, azinphos-methyl, chlorpropham, diazinon, dimethoate, fluazinam, iprodione, linuron, metalaxyl, metamitron, metribuzin and propachlor) equal to 1/50 to 1/5 part of recommended doses, and nutrients equal to 1, 5 and 20 mg N/L and 0.2 mg P/L, were added. The pesticide retention was more than 60% for all pesticides, except dimethoate, with a retention of about 30% in columns with low microbial activity. Biological transformation and plant uptake were important for removal of nitrogen and organic matter. Nitrogen retention was high (over 90%) in vegetation columns. Plant uptake and phosphorus content in soil were important for phosphorus retention.     

微流池多光程土壤有效态氮磷测定方法研究

农业面源氮磷污染是当前地表水体污染主要来源,而土壤有效态氮磷测试大都依赖于流动分析仪在实验室完成,无法满足个性化土壤有效态氮磷现场测定需求。建立了一种微流池多光程的土壤有效态氮磷测定技术,通过柔性化参数设置,实现不同土壤有效态氮磷测试规范和现场测试。以广东省韶关市农业科学研究所和北京市农林科学院提供的26个样品为例进行有效态铵态氮、硝态氮和磷测定验证。实验结果表明,微流池多光程土壤有效态氮磷测定方法中有效态铵态氮、硝态氮和磷的检出限(LOD)分别为0.0086、0.0094和0.0078 mg/L,相对标准偏差(RSD)分别为0.80%、5.7%和0.90%,加标回收率在92.0%~103%,平均单样品测试时间6 min。测试过程自动化,极大地提升了土壤有效态氮磷测定效率和测试结果准确性,为农业面源污染防治提供技术支撑。     

超高效液相色谱-串联质谱法测定环境样品中溴嘧氯草醚残留及其在土壤中降解特性的研究

建立了超高效液相色谱-串联质谱法(UPLC-MS/MS)测定土壤、沉积物和水中溴嘧氯草醚残留量的方法,研究了溴嘧氯草醚在3种不同类型土壤中的降解特性.样品经乙腈提取后,以C18固相萃取柱净化,采用梯度洗脱程序、BEH C18色谱分离柱、应用UPLC-MS/MS多反应监测模式测定溴嘧氯草醚.对0.005、0.05和2.0 mg/kg添加浓度样品进行回收实验,溴嘧氯草醚在土壤、沉积物和水中的平均回收率为87%~106%,变异系数为2.8%~8.0%.溴嘧氯草醚在0.5~20μg/L浓度范围内相关系数R2>0.9999,溴嘧氯草醚在土壤(沉积物)和水中的定量限分别为0.2μg/kg和0.2μg/L.应用建立的溴嘧氯草醚残留分析方法检测了土壤降解样品,结果表明,溴嘧氯草醚在3种不同土壤中好氧降解的半衰期为1.72~28.2 d,厌氧降解的半衰期为2.93~31.4 d;在同一种土壤样品中,好氧条件下溴嘧氯草醚降解快于厌氧条件;土壤中溴嘧氯草醚降解的快慢与土壤的pH值、阳离子交换量和土壤质地有关.     

An interlaboratory study to evaluate potential matrix reference materials for herbicides in water

Matrix reference materials (MRM) are essential tools for the validation of analytical protocols. Nowadays, there are no such materials for the determination of herbicides in water. Pesticides stored in acetonitrile and stored on solid phase extraction (SPE) cartridges previously percolated with a water sample spiked with triazines and phenylureas have proven to be good candidates for reference materials because of their satisfactory stability under appropriate temperature conditions. To evaluate the behaviors of these materials containing pesticides and to be analyzed by liquid chromatography, a collaborative study including 15 laboratories has been organized. Observed reproducibility on candidate materials after the removal of extreme results was 16.1% for the vials with pesticides in acetonitrile (at around 0.125 mg/L) directly analyzed, 29.2% for a water sample spiked with the pesticides (at around 0.5 microg/L) analyzed after preconcentration on a cartridge and 26.7% for the cartridges previously percolated with a water containing the pesticides (250 mL at around 0.5 microg/L for each pesticide) analyzed after elution. Such dispersion values are quite compatible with the requirement of a further certification for such materials.     

气相色谱-双柱双电子捕获检测器测定土壤及沉积物中23种有机氯农药

建立了微波萃取,弗罗里硅土固相萃取柱及铜粉除硫净化,双柱双电子捕获检测器(ECD)-气相色谱法(GC)测定5种不同质地土壤及5处不同来源沉积物中的23种有机氯农药(OCPs)。采用内标法定量,在0.005～0.5 mg/L的质量浓度范围内,替代物和各种农药标准品的线性相关系数(r2)均大于0.997。5种土壤及5处沉积物中23种OCPs的平均加标回收率分别为50%～119%和52%～120%,相对标准偏差分别为0.9%～16.1%(n=6)和0.3%～28.4%(n=6),检出限为0.00005～0.0005 mg/kg。结果表明,该方法重现性好、灵敏度高、线性关系好,可以满足简便、快速、准确测定农药残留的要求,可大范围推广使用。     

Method of fast trace microanalysis of the chiral pesticides epoxiconazole and novaluron in soil samples using off-line flow-through extraction and on-column direct large volume injection in reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography

An analytical method combining off-line flow-through extraction of a soil micro-sample (mass around 100 mg, packed into a short HPLC glass column) and direct on-column large-volume injection (LVI up to 1.00 mL) of a methanol-water soil extract onto a conventional C18 RP HPLC column enabled fast (within 3.5 minutes) trace micro-analysis of the relatively new chiral pesticides epoxiconazole (E) and novaluron (N), respectively. Linear calibration curves were evaluated from UV detection (230 nm) data in the range from 0.1 to 5 mg/kg in three most abundant Slovak agricultural soils. LOD (confidence band) at the levels 0.08-0.11 mg/kg and LOQ 0.4-0.6 mg/kg and LOD (S/N = 3) at the levels 0.007-0.018 mg/kg and LOQ (S/N = 10) 0.024-0.060 mg/kg, respectively, of dry soil were achieved. Recovery of pesticides in the overall LVI method including flow-through 130-200 mg soil micro-sample extraction was: for epoxiconazole from 74 to 85% and from 56% to 90% for novaluron with reproducibility within +/- 6% RSD. This fast (30 min) and simple method consists of just three steps which are short column filling with a solid micro-sample; flow-through liquid extraction and direct large-volume injection RP HPLC DAD analysis. The method is prepared for automation and further analysis of enantiomers of both investigated pesticides by achiral-chiral column switching techniques.     

Dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction and solid-phase extraction of polar pesticides from natural water and their determination by micellar electrokinetic chromatography

Procedures for the determination of polar pesticides in surface and ground water after their preconcentration by dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction and solid-phase extraction on Oasis® HLB (3 cc/60 mg) extraction cartridges are proposed. Conditions for the separation and determination of pesticides from the following classes by micellar electrokinetic chromatography were chosen: arylhydroxycarboxylic acids, sym-triazines, triazinones, urea derivatives, neonicotinoids, carbamates, triazoles, imidazoles, benzimidazoles, and organophosphorus compounds. The determination limits of pesticides in water were 0.5–20 μg/L with consideration for preconcentration. The relative standard deviation of the results of analysis was no higher than 10%.     

Determination of petroleum hydrocarbons in contaminated soils using solid-phase microextraction with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.

Manual solid-phase microextraction (SPME) coupled with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry is investigated as a possible alternative for the determination of petroleum hydrocarbons in soils. Spiked onto an agricultural soil is a commercial diesel fuel (DF) with the following composition by weight: 12% linear alkanes, 52% saturated hydrocarbons (branched and cyclic), 21% alkylated aromatic hydrocarbons, 6% polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and 9% unidentified compounds. The spiked soil samples are aged three days at room temperature before analysis. The optimal conditions for the SPME of DF from soils are examined and maximum sensitivity is obtained using a 100-microm polydimethylsiloxane fiber at a sampling temperature of 47 degrees C by sonication both in the headspace and directly through a water medium. The reproducibility of the whole technique showed a relative standard deviation of 10%. The parameters that can influence the recovery of DF (such as the time of SPME extraction, the presence of organic solvent and water, and the matrix) are investigated. The linearity is verified in the range of 40 to 1200 mg/L for the direct injection of DF, 0.1 to 1 mg/L for the SPME of DF from water, and 1 to 50 mg/Kg of dry soil for the SPME of DF from soils. The detection limits are respectively 0.5 mg/L, 0.02 mg/L, and 0.1 mg/Kg of dry soil. The method is corroborated by comparing the results with those obtained by the traditional way.     

An Evaluation of High Performance Liquid Chromatography-UV for the Multi-Residue Analysis of Organophosphorous Pesticides in Environmental Water

Abstract

In this study isocratic high performance liquid chromatography in the reversed-phase mode (RP-8 or RP-18 column) with UV-detection (254 nm), was evaluated for the analysis, directly or after extraction, of organophosphorous pesticides in environmental water.

Fifteen pesticides were studied and good resolution was obtained for eight by direct analysis of a multi-residue water sample. Reproducibility in terms of retention times was found to be very good. Linear calibration curves were obtained down to 0.5ng/μL (3 ng injected) with a coefficient of variation near 10%. The limit of quantitation for direct analysis was found to be 0.5mg/L (3ng) in water. However, by extraction with methylene chloride or ethyl acetate and concentration of the extract some of the pesticides could be determined at 0.5 μg/L (ppb) in water.     

离子色谱法测定东下冯遗址土壤中的无机阴离子

采用电导检测离子色谱法对东下冯遗址土壤水浸取液中阴离子进行了分析,测定了其中的常见阴离子(Cl-、NO3-、SO42-),阴离子的检出限在0.008～0.014mg/L,加标回收率在98%～101%,相对标准偏差RSD(n=7)在2.5%以下。方法可同时检测土壤水浸取液中的多种无机阴离子,快速、简单、可靠。     

固相萃取-GC/MS法测定水样中20种有机氯农药

建立了用固相萃取小柱提取和净化、GC/MS定性定量同时测定水样中20种有机氯农药的方法。方法采用OasisHLB固相萃取小柱萃取富集水样,二氯甲烷洗脱,加入菲-d₁₀作为内标,利用GC/MS进行定性定量,步骤简便,线性响应良好,干扰小,方法检出限为0.21～0.72 ng/L（按水样1L计）,加标回收率为64.8%～122%,RSD为1.2%～11.0 %。成功利用该方法对广西实际河水样品进行了检测。结果表明方法可以同时满足环境水样中20种痕量有机氯农药的测定。