毛细管电泳在有机磷类除草剂检测中的应用进展

近年来,随着抗草甘膦转基因作物的发展,草甘膦用量逐年增大,大量草甘膦制剂的介入严重影响了土壤、水质及生态环境,危害人类身体健康。如何快速准确检测环境样品中的残留有机磷类除草剂已成为人们关注的焦点问题之一。本文从衍生方法、检测器、离线及在线富集技术等几个方面出发,总结了目前毛细管电泳在检测有机磷类除草剂方面的研究工作,并展望了未来的主要发展方向。     

Determination of Simazine and Atrazine in River Water by Cloud-Point Extraction and High-Performance Liquid Chromatography

Atrazine and simazine are endocrine-disrupting herbicides that may be transported to surface water, unbalancing ecosystems. Sensitive and low-cost methods are required for monitoring the residues of these compounds. Although several highly sensitive chromatographic methods coupled to tandem mass spectrometry are available, these methods use high-cost instrumentation. Ultraviolet detection usually does not provide the sensitivity and selectivity for monitoring these herbicide residues at the maximum concentrations levels permitted by regulatory agencies, so that extraction and concentration steps are required. Cloud-point extraction in Triton X-114 micelles was investigated to extract and preconcentrate atrazine and simazine. Treatment of 10?mL of sample solutions with 5?mL of 5% (m v^?1) Triton X-114 in the presence of NaCl (0.3?g) with heating at 60°C for 30?min led to phase separation and the transfer of herbicides to the surfactant-rich phase, which was dissolved in 90:10 methanol:water for liquid chromatography analysis with ultraviolet detection. The linear dynamic range was 1–50?µg?L^?1 for the herbicides. The limits of detection were 0.13 and 0.27?µg?L^?1 for simazine and atrazine, respectively. The methodology was applied to water samples fortified with 1, 5, 15, and 50?µg?L^?1 of the analytes, resulting in recoveries between 86 and 132% with relative standard deviations less than 6%. The method is low cost and uses small volumes of toxic solvents with useful application in trial studies.     

Atrazine and Methyl Viologen Effects on Chlorophyll‐a Fluorescence Revisited—Implications in Photosystems Emission and Ecotoxicity Assessment

In this work, we use the effect of herbicides that affect the photosynthetic chain at defined sites in the photosynthetic reaction steps to derive information about the fluorescence emission of photosystems. The interpretation of spectral data from treated and control plants, after correction for light reabsorption processes, allowed us to elucidate current controversies in the subject. Results were compatible with the fact that a nonnegligible Photosystem I contribution to chlorophyll fluorescence in plants at room temperature does exist. In another aspect, variable and nonvariable chlorophyll fluorescence were comparatively tested as bioindicators for detection of both herbicides in aquatic environment. Both methodologies were appropriate tools for this purpose. However, they showed better sensitivity for pollutants disconnecting Photosystem II–Photosystem I by blocking the electron transport between them as Atrazine. Specifically, changes in the (experimental and corrected by light reabsorption) red to far red fluorescence ratio, in the maximum photochemical quantum yield and in the quantum efficiency of Photosytem II for increasing concentrations of herbicides have been measured and compared. The most sensitive bioindicator for both herbicides was the quantum efficiency of Photosystem II.     

Automated sample treatment with the injection of large sample volumes for the determination of contaminants and metabolites in urine

This work reports the development of a simple and automated method for the quantitative determination of several contaminants (triazine, phenylurea, and phenoxyacid herbicides; carbamate insecticides and industrial chemicals) and their metabolites in human urine with a simplified sample treatment. The method is based on the online coupling of an extraction column with RP LC separation–UV detection; this coupling enabled fast online cleanup of the urine samples, efficiently eliminating matrix components and providing appropriate selectivity for the determination of such compounds. The variables affecting the automated method were optimized: sorbent type, washing solvent and time, and the sample volume injected. The optimized sample treatment reported here allowed the direct injection of large volumes of urine (1500 μL) into the online system as a way to improve the sensitivity of the method; limits of detection in the 1–10 ng/mL range were achieved for an injected volume of 1500 μL of urine, precision being 10% or better at a concentration level of 20 ng/mL. The online configuration proposed has advantages such as automation (all the steps involved in the analysis – injection of the urine, sample cleanup, analyte enrichment, separation and detection – are carried out automatically) with high precision and sensitivity, reducing manual sample manipulation to freezing and sample filtration.     

Determination of chlorophenoxy acid herbicides by densitometry on thin layer chromatograms

A quantitative in situ t.l.c. method for the determination of chlorophenoxy acid herbicides and their salts in waters is described. The detection limit (1 ppb) is similar to that obtainable by gas chromatography, but no derivatization is needed. Silica gel G plates are pre-impregnated with a sensitized silver nitrate reagent, and the spots are scanned with a densitometer after u.v. irradiation. Linear calibration graphs were obtained in the range 100–1000 ng for most of the herbicides studied. Preliminary cleanup methods are discussed.     

Determination of Triazine Herbicides and Diuron in Mud from Olive Washing Devices and Soils Using Gas Chromatography with Selective Detectors

Abstract

In the present work, a method for the simultaneous determination of five herbicides, diuron, simazine, atrazine, terbuthylazine and terbutryn by GC‐electron capture detection (ECD) and GC‐thermoionic specific detector (TSD) in soil and mud samples (from olives washing devices) has been developed. Extraction of the herbicides from soil samples was carried out by liquid–solid extraction with ciclohexane/acetone under sonication. In addition, a clean‐up step by solid phase extraction (SPE) using alumina was necessary for mud samples to remove fat residues in the extracts. Spiked soil standards were used for calibration. Limit of detection (LOD) values ranged between 0.2–1.4 ng g^?1 and limit of quantitation (LOQ) between 1.4–2.0 ng g^?1. The precision of the method was satisfactory for all the herbicides analyzed, with RSD values ranging between 7.5%–32.3% and 8.5%–17.8% for 10 and 100 ng g^?1 spiking levels, respectively. The accuracy of the method was checked at three spiking levels (10, 50, and 100 ng g^?1) with recovery values ranging from 74.2%–129.1%. In the case of mud samples, mean recovery values (100 ng g^?1 spiking level) were acceptable for diuron (69.5%) and more satisfactory in the case of triazine herbicides (81.0%–123.0%). Diuron and terbuthylazine were the herbicides most frequently detected in the analyzed samples.     

Analytical methods to determine phosphonic and amino acid group-containing pesticides

A comprehensive view on the possibilities of the most recently developed chromatographic methods and emerging techniques in the analysis of pesticides glyphosate, glufosinate, bialaphos and their metabolites is presented. The state-of-the-art of the individual pre-treatment steps (extraction, pre-concentration, clean-up, separation, quantification) of the employed analytical methods for this group of chemicals is reviewed. The advantages and drawbacks of the described analytical methods are discussed and the present status and future trends are outlined.     

食源性致病菌的表面增强拉曼光谱检测技术研究进展

食源性致病菌引起的疾病的快速管控与预防是当前各国面临的食品安全监管难题之一,受到社会各界的广泛关注.目前常用的食源性致病菌检测方法存在步骤复杂、耗时、灵敏度低或选择性差等局限,发展快速、可靠的食源性致病菌检测方法仍是食品安全和公众健康的热点研究领域.表面增强拉曼光谱(SERS)作为一种新型的光谱快检技术,具有灵敏度高、...     

Characterization and Use of Copper Solid Amalgam Electrode for Electroanalytical Determination of Triazines‐Based Herbicides

This paper reports the construction, characterization and use of copper solid amalgam electrode in the study of the electrochemical behavior of atrazine and ametryne herbicides by square‐wave voltammetry. This study was used as basis for the development of sensitive analytical methods for the determination of these herbicides in natural water, avoiding the use of mercury, by means of a solid electrode that presents high sensitivity and minimizes any environment contamination with mercury residues. The experimental and voltammetric conditions were evaluated and the results showed a reduction peak for atrazine at ?0.98 and at ?1.1 V vs. Ag/AgCl 3.0 mol L^?1 for ametryne, both with characteristic of an irreversible electrode reaction in an electrochemical diffusion controlled process, involving two electrons for each herbicide reduction. Based on voltammetric studies, it has been demonstrated that the most possible mechanism for the reduction of herbicides involved reduction of bond carbon‐chloride for atrazine and the reduction of bond carbon–SCH₃ for ametryne. The detection limit of herbicides obtained in pure water (laboratory samples) was shown to be lower than the maximum limit of residue established for natural water by the Brazilian Environmental Agency, demonstrating that this methodology is very suitable for determining any contamination by atrazine and ametryne residues in different samples, proving a good substitute for mercury electrodes.     

Determination of Triazine Herbicides in Aqueous Samples Using Solidification of a Floating Drop for Liquid-Phase Microextraction with Liquid Chromatography

Abstract

A rapid, simple, and efficient liquid-phase microextraction (LPME) method coupled with high-performance liquid chromatography and ultraviolet detection for the analysis of triazine herbicides was developed in this study. Under the optimum conditions, the enrichment factors and extraction recoveries were 33.0–72.6 and 11.2–23.2%, respectively. The detection limits (LODs) were in the range of 0.03–0.10 µg L^?1. The relative standard deviations for the determination of the triazine herbicides at μg L^?1 levels varied in the range 2.05–8.15%. The method was successfully applied in the determination of the triazine herbicides in aqueous samples with satisfactory results.     

Simultaneous preconcentration and determination of 2,4‐D,alachlor and atrazine in aqueous samples using dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction followed by high‐performance liquid chromatography ultraviolet detection

Dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction coupled with high‐performance liquid chromatography‐ultraviolet detection as a fast and inexpensive technique was applied to the simultaneous extraction and determination of traces of three common herbicides, 2,4‐D, alachlor and atrazine, in aqueous samples. The critical experimental parameters, including type of the extraction and disperser solvents as well as their volumes, sample pH, salt addition, extraction time and centrifuging time, and speed were investigated and optimized. Under the optimum conditions, the calibration graphs found to be linear in the range of 0.3–200 μg/L with limits of detection in the range of 0.05–0.1 μg/L. The relative standard deviations were in the range of 4.5–6.2% (n = 7). The relative recoveries of well, tap, and river water samples which have been spiked with different levels of herbicides were 92.0–107.0, 82.0–104.0, and 82.0–86.0%, respectively.     

Sensitive and Selective Fluorescence Detection of Phenoxyacid Herbicides by Liquid Chromatography with On-Line Ion-Pair Extraction

Abstract

Fluorescent probes, especially a newly synthesized N-substituted 1-cyanobenz[f]-isoindole quaternary ammonium fluorophore, were used as counter ions in a reaction detector for on-line ion-pair extraction of phenoxyacid herbicides. The probe was used in an on-line post-column set-up coupled to a reversed-phase chromatographic system. After separation on an C-8-bonded silica column using an aqueous methanol (pH 2.5) mobile phase, the herbicides were on-line deprotonated by post-column addition of a 10mM sodium phosphate buffer (pH 8.0), in which the probe was dissolved. Subsequently, the ion-pairs were extracted on-line with chloroform-1-butanol (80:20, v/v) and were monitored by fluorescence detection. Using this system, at least seven herbicides could be separated. The detection limits of 2,4-dichlorophe xyacetic acid and 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid were 400 pg (S/N = 3). The repeatability, based on peak height measurements, for 100ng injections was about 0.5%. Calibration curves were linear over the investigated range of 1–100ng, with correlation coefficients of 0.999 for the two analytes. Application to a drinking water sample is presented.     

Considerations for analytical supercritical fluid extraction of sulfonyl ureas employing a modified fluid

Important considerations are discussed for analytical SFE method development employing methanol–modified carbon dioxide and solid-phase trapping. The focus of this study was to break the method development procedure into distinct steps so that the origins of low recoveries could be determined conclusively. Sulfonyl urea herbicides were used as probe analytes. Analyte solubility, analyte trapping, analyte trap removal (solid-phase), and extract analysis were all shown to be equally important in achieving quantitative SFE recoveries.     

Quantification of the new triketone herbicides, sulcotrione and mesotrione, and other important herbicides and metabolites, at the ng/l level in surface waters using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry

The LC/ESI/MSMS method allows the trace quantification (ng/l) of the new triketone herbicides, i.e. sulcotrione and mesotrione, and important herbicides and metabolites, in natural waters. Solid phase extraction (SPE) for sample enrichment is performed with OASIS (recoveries 94-112% for parent herbicides). Neutral and acidic compounds were analyzed separately with ESI in positive and negative mode, respectively. Quantification limits varied between 0.5 and 10 ng/l. The acidic herbicides detection was improved by a neutralizing post-column addition solution. The influence of ion suppression on quantification is discussed in detail. It is shown that we could overcome this problem and achieve reliable quantification using isotope labeled internal standards (ILIS) for every single analyte. The methods performance is illustrated with samples from a lake depth profile.     

Application of dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction based on solidification of floating organic drop for simultaneous determination of alachlor and atrazine in aqueous samples

Dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction based on solidification of floating organic drop coupled with HPLC‐UV detection as a fast and inexpensive technique was applied to the simultaneous extraction and determination of traces of two common herbicides, alachlor and atrazine, in aqueous samples. The critical experimental parameters, including type of the extraction and disperser solvents as well as their volumes, sample pH, salt addition, and extraction time were investigated and optimized. Under the optimum conditions, the calibration graphs found to be linear in the range of 0.1–200 μg/L with LOD in the range of 0.02–0.05 μg/L. The RSDs were in the range of 4.2–5.3% (n = 5). The relative recoveries of well, tap, and river water samples which have been spiked with different levels of herbicides were 94.0–106.0, 99.0–105.0, and 88.5–97.0%, respectively.     

Amino functionalized magnetic covalent organic framework for magnetic solid-phase extraction of sulfonylurea herbicides in environmental samples from tobacco land

An amino-functionalized magnetic covalent organic framework composite TpBD-(NH₂)₂@Fe₃O₄ (Tp=Tp1,3,5-triformylphloroglucinol, BD-(NH₂)₂ is 3,3',4,4'-biphenyltetramine) was prepared by post-synthesis modification. Due to its abundant benzene rings and amino groups, large specific surface area and porous structure, the prepared TpBD-(NH₂)₂@Fe₃O₄ exhibits high extraction efficiency toward sulfonylurea herbicides. Based on this, a new method of magnetic solid-phase extraction with TpBD-(NH₂)₂@Fe₃O₄ as the sorbent combined with high-performance liquid chromatography and ultraviolet detection was developed for trace analysis of sulfonylurea herbicides in environmental water, soil and tobacco leaves samples from tobacco land. Under the optimized conditions, the limits of detection within 0.05–0.14 μg/L were achieved with a high enrichment factor of 217-260-fold, and the relative standard deviations were 4.9–7.5% (n = 7, c = 0.5 μg/L). The linear range was around three orders of magnitude with the square of correlation coefficient higher than 0.9936. The method was applied to analyze five sulfonylurea herbicides in the environmental water, soil, and tobacco leave samples collected from tobacco land. No sulfonylurea herbicides were detected in these samples. The recoveries of target sulfonylurea herbicides in spiked environmental water, soil, and tobacco leaf samples were found in the range of 90.7–104, 70.7–99.0, and 59.3–97.8%, respectively. The results illustrate that the established TpBD-(NH₂)₂@Fe₃O₄-magnetic solid-phase extraction- high-performance liquid chromatography–ultraviolet detection method is efficient for the analysis of trace sulfonylurea herbicides in environmental samples.     

Analytical potential of fluorescein analogues for ultrasensitive determinations of phosphorus-containing amino acid herbicides by micellar electrokinetic chromatography with laser-induced fluorescence detection

The analytical potential of three fluorescein analogues, fluorescein isothiocyanate isomer I (FITC), 5-(4,6-dichlorotriazinylamino) fluorescein (DTAF) and 5(6)-carboxyfluorescein N-succinimidyl ester (CFSE), as labelling reagents for the ultrasensitive determination of phosphorus-containing amino acid herbicides (glufosinate and glyphosate) and aminomethylphosphonic acid (the major metabolite of glyphosate) by nonionic surfactant micellar electrokinetic chromatography (MEKC) with laser-induced fluorescence (LIF) detection was investigated. Practical aspects related to label chemistry and MEKC separation showed that DTAF is the best choice for the determination of these herbicides; in addition, the most important features of these reagents for the derivatization of amino compounds are discussed. The optimum procedure includes a derivatization step of the herbicides at 40 degrees C with DTAF for 1 h and a 2-fold dilution prior to MEKC analysis, which is conducted within about 10 min using Brij-35 in the running buffer. This nonionic surfactant improves the selectivity and therefore the sensitivity of the method at low analyte concentrations by shifting the interfering peaks of the DTAF excess. The lowest detectable analyte concentration ranged from 0.06 to 0.16 microg/L with a precision of 2.1-3.2%. These results indicate that nonionic surfactant MEKC-LIF is useful as a selective, rapid and sensitive tool for the determination of these herbicides showing a great potential for their analysis in environmental samples without previous enrichment steps. The proposed method surpasses other chromatographic alternatives in terms of limit of detection and sample requirements for the analysis.     

Analysis of the herbicides paraquat,diquat and difenzoquat in drinking water by micellar electrokinetic chromatography using sweeping and cation selective exhaustive injection

Optimum conditions for the determination of the herbicides paraquat, diquat and difenzoquat by micellar electrokinetic chromatography (MEKC) using sweeping and cation-selective exhaustive injection (CSEI) as on-line concentration methods were developed. Sodium dodecyl sulfate (80 mM) in 50 mM phosphate buffer (pH 2.5) with 20% acetonitrile was used as a background electrolyte for the methods studied. The limits of detection, based on a signal-to-noise ratio of 3:1, were about 2.6-5.1 mg 1(-1) in purified water when MEKC was applied for the standards. By using an on-line preconcentration method known as sweeping-MEKC, up to a 500-fold increase in detection sensitivity was obtained whereas up to a 50 000-fold increase for CSEI-sweeping-MEKC was achieved. The limits of detection using optimum CSEI-sweeping-MEKC were lower than 1 microg 1(-1) and the method was validated obtaining good reproducibility (relative standard deviation lower than 22%) and linearity. CSEI-sweeping-MEKC was successfully applied to the determination of the three herbicides in spiked tap water below the levels established by the US Environmental Protection Agency.     

Sensitive determination of amide herbicides in environmental water samples by a combination of solid‐phase extraction and dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction prior to GC–MS

In this paper, solid‐phase extraction (SPE) in combination with dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction (DLLME) has been developed as a sample pretreatment method with high enrichment factors for the sensitive determination of amide herbicides in water samples. In SPE–DLLME, amide herbicides were adsorbed quantitatively from a large volume of aqueous samples (100 mL) onto a multiwalled carbon nanotube adsorbent (100 mg). After elution of the target compounds from the adsorbent with acetone, the DLLME technique was performed on the resulting solution. Finally, the analytes in the extraction solvent were determined by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry. Some important extraction parameters, such as flow rate of sample, breakthrough volume, sample pH, type and volume of the elution solvent, as well as salt addition, were studied and optimized in detail. Under optimum conditions, high enrichment factors ranging from 6593 to 7873 were achieved in less than 10 min. There was linearity over the range of 0.01–10 μg/L with relative standard deviations of 2.6–8.7%. The limits of detection ranged from 0.002 to 0.006 μg/L. The proposed method was used for the analysis of water samples, and satisfactory results were achieved.     

Trace analysis of surfactants using chromatographic and electrophoretic techniques

Because of the widespread use, increased application of new formulations and immense impact on organisms and ecology surfactants are still in the focus of analytical chemistry. The development of methods with higher selectivity and lower detection limits is important to meet the requirements of greater responsibility for health of people and environment. Efficient separation methods, like HPLC, GC and CE, in combination with sensitive detection, like MS, are to be preferred over collective techniques which can suffer from interfering components. A review on trace analysis of ionic and neutral surfactants including sample preparation steps is presented, considering especially those methods which provide information about homologous and isomeric distribution of surfactant mixtures. Examples for the determination of linear alkylbenzene sulfonates in river water by HPLC and CE are discussed to show the capability of these methods for environmental analyses. As future trends increased applications of LC/MS (very high sensitivity) and also of CE (robustness and possibility for rapid method development) can be predicted.