Determination of forchlorfenuron residues in watermelon by solid-phase extraction and high-performance liquid chromatography

A method using solid-phase extraction for cleanup, followed by high-performance liquid chromatography with ultraviolet detection (HPLC/UV), was developed for the determination of forchlorfenuron residues in watermelon. The pesticide is extracted from the sample with acidic acetonitrile, and the extract is loaded onto a primary-secondary amine (PSA) column. The pesticide is eluted with acetone and determined by HPLC/UV. The PSA column was found to provide effective cleanup, removing the greatest number of sample matrix interferences. The acetonitrile extraction followed by the PSA cleanup provided recoveries of >95%, coefficients of variation (precision) of <10%, and sensitivity of 0.005 mg/kg, in agreement with the directives for method validation in residue analysis. The proposed method was successfully used to determine forchlorfenuron residue levels and dissipation rates in watermelon grown in an experimental greenhouse in Beijing, People's Republic of China.     

Determination of fluvalinate residues in beeswax by gas chromatography with electron-capture detection

A simple, rapid, and accurate method is described for the determination of residual fluvalinate in beeswax. The procedure consists of partitioning on a disposable column of diatomaceous earth (Extrelut), followed by chromatographic cleanup on a Florisil cartridge. The final extract is analyzed by capillary gas chromatography with electron-capture detection (GC-ECD). Briefly, wax samples were dissolved in n-hexane, and the solutions were sonicated and transferred to Extrelut columns. The fluvalinate was extracted with acetonitrile, and a portion of the extract was cleaned up on a Florisil cartridge. The fluvalinate was eluted with diethyl ether-n-hexane (1 + 1) and directly determined by GC-ECD. Recoveries from wax samples spiked at 5 fortification levels (100-1500 microg/kg) ranged from 77.4 to 87.3%, with coefficients of variation of 5.12-8.31%. The overall recovery of the method was 81.4 +/- 3.2%, and the limit of determination was 100 microg/kg.     

Determination of nitrogen- and phosphorus-containing pesticide residues in vegetables by gas chromatography with nitrogen-phosphorus and flame photometric detection after gel permeation chromatography and a two-step minicolumn cleanup

An efficient and reliable multiresidue method for determining pesticide residues in a large number of vegetable samples was studied. First, the important target compounds for monitoring, 52 nitrogen- and/or phosphorus-containing pesticides, were selected. The sample was extracted with acetonitrile, and the separated acetonitrile layer was cleaned up by a salting-out step. The acetonitrile extract was purified by gel permeation chromatography that divided the pesticide eluate into 2 fractions; the pesticide fractions were respectively purified by a 2-step minicolumn cleanup in which the second pesticide fraction was loaded on a silica-gel minicolumn. After a Florisil minicolumn was inserted on the silica-gel minicolumn, the first pesticide fraction was loaded on the tandem minicolumn, which was eluted with acetone-petroleum ether (3 + 7). The combined eluate was subjected to dual-column gas chromatography (GC) with nitrogen-phosphorus and flame photometric detection. By application of the optimum cleanup conditions to the 52 pesticides selected, good resolution and low breakdown levels of the pesticides during GC were maintained. Recoveries of the 52 pesticides from fortified cabbage, lettuce, spring onion, and spinach ranged from 72 to 108% with relative standard deviations of 2-17%, except for the recoveries of methamidophos and chlorothalonil. The detection limits of the pesticides were satisfactory (0.001-0.009 mg/kg) for monitoring pesticide residues in vegetables.     

Determination of organophosphorus pesticide residues in the roots of Platycodon grandiflorum by solid-phase extraction and gas chromatography with flame photometric detection

A simple and rapid sample preparation method using accelerated solvent extraction and solid-phase extraction (SPE) cleanup for determining organophosphorus (OP) pesticides in the roots of Platycodon grandiflorum was developed. The OP pesticides were concentrated by use of an SPE cartridge (ENVI-Carb) and quantitatively analyzed and confirmed by capillary gas chromatography with flame photometric detection. The pesticides were eluted from the cartridges with 20 mL acetonitrile-toluene (3 + 1, v/v). The average recovery from 10 g PF grandiflorum roots, fortified at 3 levels ranging from 0.04 to 1.00 mg/kg, was 91.9% with a relative standard deviation of 4.3%. The limits of detection ranged from 1.16 x 10(-3) mg/kg (dimethoate) to 4.64 x 10(-3) mg/kg (dichlorvos). The proposed method showed acceptable accuracy and precision while minimizing environmental concerns, time, and labor.     

Determination of three nitroimidazole residues in poultry meat by gas chromatography with nitrogen-phosphorus detection.

A method was developed for the determination of the nitroimidazole compounds dimetridazole (DMZ), ronidazole (RNZ) and metronidazole (MNZ) by gas chromatography with nitrogen phosphorus detection. Nitroimidazole compounds were extracted with acetonitrile, followed by acidification using acetic acid and cleanup using strong cation-exchange (SCX) SPE column. Validation in chicken muscle fortified at a concentration of 5 microg/kg gave mean recoveries of 85% DMZ, 90% RNZ, 80% MNZ with RSDs of 13.0, 14.3, 11.2%, respectively (n=6). The method is suitable for statutory residue testing and is used as a quick screening method in the National Residue Surveillance Plan in China.     

Determination of tilmicosin residues in cow and sheep milk by liquid chromatography

This method was developed and validated to detect and quantitate tilmicosin residues in cow milk over a range of 0.010-10 microg/mL, and in sheep milk over a range of 0.025-0.5 microg/mL. The procedure involves extracting the milk sample with acetonitrile and using a C18 cartridge to perform a solid-phase extraction cleanup of the extract. A reversed-phase gradient liquid chromatography method with detection at 280 nm is used to separate the tilmicosin from matrix components in a 30 min run time. The limit of quantitation of the method is 0.010 microg/mL for cow milk, and 0.025 microg/mL for sheep milk. Average percentage recoveries for milk samples ranged from 82 to 94%. Percentage relative standard deviation values ranged from 3.1 to 17.2%.     

高效液相色谱法检测多种食品基体中残留的喹氧灵

建立了采用液相色谱检测大豆、花椰菜、樱桃、木耳、葡萄酒、茶叶、蜂蜜、猪肝、鸡肉、鳗鱼等多种食品基体中喹氧灵残留的方法。利用乙酸乙酯提取样品中残留的喹氧灵,用氨基固相萃取小柱净化;对于脂肪含量较高的样品,在进行固相萃取前采用凝胶渗透色谱净化技术去脂。方法的准确度与精密度较好,在添加浓度为0.010～5.0 mg/kg时,平均回收率及相对标准偏差分别为82%～96%及3.2%～11.8%;在0.050～50.0 mg/L范围内有良好的线性关系,检测限达0.010 mg/kg。该方法适用性广,能消除复杂基质带来的干扰,可用于各类食品中喹氧灵残留的分析。     

高效液相色谱荧光检测法测定蔬菜中残留的甲氨基阿维菌素苯甲酸盐

建立了甘蓝和蘑菇中甲氨基阿维菌素苯甲酸盐的固相萃取-高效液相色谱荧光分析方法。蔬菜样品用乙酸乙酯提取,提取液旋转浓缩近干后用少量乙酸乙酯溶解,再经PRS固相萃取(SPE)柱净化,洗脱液经氮气吹干后用氮甲基咪唑和三氟乙酸酐衍生,衍生物用高效液相色谱分析,采用外标法定量。在添加浓度1.0～20.0 μg/kg范围内,平均添加回收率为78.6%～84.9%,日内相对标准偏差(RSD)为2.7%～6.0%,日间RSD为3.1%～8.9%,检出限为0.10 μg/kg。甲氨基阿维菌素苯甲酸盐衍生物在0.002～0.10 mg/L范围内呈良好的线性关系,相关系数为0.9999。     

蔬菜中苯甲酰脲类药物残留的测定方法研究

建立了一步有机溶剂提取、HPLC分离、紫外检测器检测7种苯甲酰脲类药物(除虫脲、灭幼脲、杀铃脲、氟铃脲、氟苯脲、氟虫脲和氟啶脲)在蔬菜中残留量的方法。考察了不同提取溶剂(乙酸乙酯和乙腈)的提取效率;研究了不同C18固相萃取小柱、活性碳、自制弗罗里硅土柱和GPC对蔬菜样品的净化效果;实验了不同的梯度淋洗程序分离7种药物。通过对黄瓜、大白菜、西红柿和包心菜4种蔬菜的4种添加水平和4次重复性实验,建立了一种以乙腈为提取溶剂和以弗罗里硅土柱为净化柱的高效液相色谱法测定7种苯甲酰脲类药物。该方法线性范围为:0.02~1.5mg/L,7种苯甲酰脲类药物的相关系数均大于0.999,其检出限为0.02~0.05mg/kg(S/N=10);在0.05~1.0mg/kg之间的添加回收率为80%~120%;相对标准偏差小于15%。方法完全符合残留分析的要求。     

改进的固相萃取-高效液相色谱法测定土壤中15种醛酮类化合物北大核心CSCD

建立了改进的固相萃取-高效液相色谱法测定土壤中甲醛、乙醛、丙烯醛、丙酮、丙醛、丁烯醛、丁醛、苯甲醛、异戊醛、正戊醛、邻-甲基苯甲醛、间-甲基苯甲醛、对-甲基苯甲醛、正己醛和2,5-二甲基苯甲醛等15种醛酮类化合物的分析方法。利用乙腈对土壤进行超声提取,样品提取液与2,4-二硝基苯肼(2,4-DNPH)进行衍生化反应,生成稳定的腙类化合物;随后利用装有亲水亲脂平衡的N-乙烯基吡咯烷酮/二乙烯基苯共聚物填料的固相萃取小柱(Welchrom^(■)BRP)对衍生后的溶液进行净化;采用Ultimate^(■)XB-C_(18)色谱柱(250 mm×4.6 mm,5μm)进行分离,以乙腈-水(65∶35,v/v)为流动相进行等度洗脱,于波长360 nm处进行检测,利用外标法对土壤中15种醛酮类化合物进行定量。该方法改进了环境标准HJ 997-2018《土壤和沉积物醛、酮类化合物的测定高效液相色谱法》中试样的处理方法,优化后得到土壤的最佳提取条件,即:提取溶剂为乙腈,提取温度为30℃,提取时间为10 min。结果表明:采用BRP小柱的净化效果明显优于普通硅胶基质C_(18)小柱,15种醛酮类化合物在各自的范围内线性关系良好,线性相关系数均在0.996以上;平均加标回收率为84.6%~115.9%,相对标准偏差(RSD)为0.2%~5.1%;检出限为0.02~0.06 mg/L。该方法简便,灵敏度高,准确性好,适用于HJ 997-2018中规定的土壤和沉积物中15种醛酮类化合物的准确定量分析,为研究土壤中醛酮类化合物的残留状况和环境行为提供了可靠的技术支持。     

液相色谱串联质谱法测定蔬菜中四聚乙醛残留量

建立了测定蔬菜中四聚乙醛残留量的液相色谱串联质谱方法.蔬菜样品经乙腈提取,盐析后吹干乙腈提取液,再用氟罗里硅土固相萃取小柱净化,用正已烷/丙酮(80:20,V/V)混合溶剂洗脱,氮吹后用乙腈-20mmol/L,乙酸铵溶液(70:30,V/V)溶解后进行仪器分析.分析采用XBridgeTM C18色谱柱分离,乙腈-20m...     

Multiresidue method for the determination of 227 pesticides in hot pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) by liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry†

A high‐throughput, rapid, and efficient modified QuEChERS (quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged, and safe) method with a simple cleanup procedure has been developed for simultaneously determining 227 pesticides in pepper samples by liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry (running time: 10 min). Pesticide residues were extracted/partitioned with an acetonitrile/DisQuE QuEChERS pouch, and the resulting samples were cleaned up with different methods: dispersive solid‐phase extraction with primary secondary amines or multiwalled carbon nanotubes and graphitized carbon solid mini cartridge column. The results indicated that multiwalled carbon nanotubes dispersive sorbents achieved the best recoveries and had less matrix interference. The numbers of pesticides with a recovery in the range of 70–120% were 199 at a spiked level of 40 μg/kg. The correlation coefficients (r²) for 227 pesticides were above 0.99, while the limits of quantitation of pesticides in pepper samples ranged from 0.13 to 13.51 μg/kg (S/N = 10), and the limits of detection ranged from 0.04 to 4.05 μg/kg (S/N = 3). The relative standard deviations of approximately 197 pesticides were below 20% at spiked levels of 40 μg/kg. Based on these results, the proposed method was chosen as the most suitable cleanup procedure for the determination of multiresidue pesticides in pepper samples.     

Identification of 19 phthalic acid esters in dairy products by gas chromatography with mass spectrometry

A detection method for 19 kinds of phthalic acid ester compounds analyzed by n‐hexane/ether/acetonitrile 1:7:8 v/v/v mixed solvent extraction, quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged, and safe purification and internal standard method of quantitative gas chromatography with mass spectrometry was established. This method can effectively remove interfering materials, such as lipids, fatty acids, and pigments, from dairy products. The 19 kinds of phthalic acid ester compounds were within a 0.025–0.2 mg/kg range, the recovery rate was 65.2–125.7%, relative standard deviation was 7.9–15.4% (n = 6), and the limit of detection was 0.005–0.02 mg/kg. Concentrations of the 19 kinds of phthalic acid ester compounds ranged between 0.01 and 0.12 mg/kg in ten dairy materials and 20 dairy products. The established method is simple, rapid, accurate, and highly sensitive.     

Determination of pyrethroid pesticide residues in processed fruits and vegetables by gas chromatography with electron capture and mass spectrometric detection

A gas chromatographic method was developed for the simultaneous determination of 12 pyrethroids (tefluthrin, bifenthrin, fenpropathrin, cyhalothrin, permethrin, cyfluthrin, cypermethrin, alpha-cypermethrin, flucythrinate, fenvalerate, fluvalinate, and deltamethrin) in tomato puree, peach nectar, orange juice, and canned peas. A miniaturized extraction-partition procedure requiring small amounts of nonchlorinated solvents is used. Samples are extracted with acetone, partitioned with ethyl acetate-cyclohexane (50 + 50, v/v), and cleaned up on a Florisil cartridge. The final extract is analyzed by gas chromatography with both electron capture and mass spectrometric detection modes. Studies at fortification levels of 0.010-0.100 mg/kg gave mean recoveries ranging from 70.2 to 96.0% and coefficients of variation between 4.0 and 13.9% for all compounds. Quantitation limits were < 0.010 mg/kg for electron capture detection.     

Sample preparation for residue determination of gentamicin and neomycin by liquid chromatography

The effect of sample preparation on the determination of gentamicin and neomycin residues in animal tissues was investigated. The extract was mixed with an ion-pair reagent and applied to an octadecyl cartridge. The cartridges were washed with buffer followed by water, and analytes were eluted with ion-pair buffer-acetonitrile mixture. The aminoglycosides were derivatized with 9-fluorenylmethyl chloroformate prior to liquid chromatography using a reversed-phase column and fluorescence detection. Under the conditions applied neomycin was fully separated from all the gentamicin compounds. The highest recoveries of gentamicin and neomycin from spiked tissues were obtained using trichloroacetic acid after initial extraction with phosphate-buffered saline. No interfering peaks from endogenous compounds of matrix were noted at the elution position of the analytes. An intra-laboratory validation of the whole procedure was performed. The calibration graphs were linear from 0.1 to 1.0 mg/kg for gentamicin, and from 0.2 to 1.0 mg/kg for neomycin. Limits of detection were 0.05 mg/kg and 0.10 mg/kg for gentamicin and neomycin, respectively. Limits of quantitation for gentamicin and neomycin were 0.1 and 0.20 mg/kg muscle, liver or kidney tissue, respectively. Recoveries of gentamicin spiked at levels of 0.1 mg/kg porcine tissues ranged from 76 to 86%. Recoveries of neomycin spiked at levels of 0.2 mg/kg porcine tissues ranged from 77 to 83%. The validated procedure was used to determine gentamicin concentrations in porcine tissue after dosing with gentamicin at a level of 5 mg/kg body mass.     

Determination of Pesticide Residues in Cereals by Liquid Chromatography and UV Detection

Abstract

A chromatographic method to determine pesticide residues in cereals by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and ultraviolet (UV) detection has been described. The study focused on the preliminary purification procedure because of the analytical problems associated with the presence in these food matrices of high-molecular-weight compounds, such as lipids, triglycerides, celluloses, and starch, which can interfere and reduce the chromatographic separation efficiency of the analytes. The method proposed is based on the extraction of pesticide residues from 5 g of sample extracted with the use of petroleum ether and on cleanup with a C18 cartridge. The pesticides were eluted with acetonitrile. The column packed with solid support was eluted with a suitable solvent, and only a portion of flow outlet side of the UV detector was collected. Using the information of standard UV trace, it was possible to establish an appropriate portion and to ensure the collection of all pesticides analyzed. The simple and rapid proposal method has shown good recovery (70–110%) for different spiked levels of samples (0.025–0.1 mg/Kg) and could be applied to other food matrices that containing high-molecular-weight compounds.     

Determination of neomycin in animal tissues by liquid chromatography

Tissue samples are digested under hot alkaline conditions after initial conditioning at room temperature with phosphate-buffered saline. The cooled digest is deproteinated with concentrated perchloric acid. After centrifugation and pH adjustment, the clear supernatant is applied to an ion-exchange cartridge, and after the cartridge is washed, the neomycin is eluted with dilute perchloric acid. This eluate is derivatized with 9-fluorenylmethyl chloroformate prior to liquid chromatography using a wide-pore spherical silica C4 column and fluorescence detection. Recovery and repeatability are calculated from tissue extract standard calibration curves produced from the same assay. Recoveries ranged from 80 to 120% for fortifications of 0.25-1.00 mg/kg for muscle tissue and from 80 to 100% for fortifications of 0.50-10.0 mg/kg for kidney tissue. Limits of quantitation were 0.25 and 0.50 mg/kg, respectively, for muscle and kidney tissues. Limits of detection were 0.125 and 0.20 mg/kg, respectively, for muscle and kidney tissues.     

Qualitative screening and quantitative determination of pesticides and contaminants in animal feed using comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography with time-of-flight mass spectrometry

A method has been developed for the target analysis of over 100 pesticides and contaminants in a complex feed matrix. The method is based on extraction with ethyl acetate, cleanup by gel permeation chromatography (GPC) and dispersive solid-phase extraction (SPE) with primary secondary amine phase (PSA), and analysis by comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography with full scan time-of-flight mass spectrometric detection (GC x GC-TOF-MS). Parameters studied during method development included a dispersive SPE cleanup step after GPC, large volume injection into the GC system and the GC x GC separation. Qualitative and quantitative performance of the GC x GC system was evaluated by analyzing spiked extracts in the range equivalent to 1-100 microg/kg in feed. At levels of 50 microg/kg and higher, all compounds targeted for could be identified fully automatically by the software based on their mass spectra. At lower levels the hit rate decreased with the concentration. System linearity was excellent in solvent and only slightly affected by matrix (correlation coefficients r>or=0.995 for 90% of the compounds). Limits of quantification were in the 1-20 microg/kg range for most compounds. The overall method was validated for 106 compounds at the 10 and 100 microg/kg level. Recoveries between 70% and 110% and RSDs below 20% were obtained for the majority of the compounds.     

Determination of some pesticides and intermediates by ion chromatography

The present paper deals with a method of solid-phase extraction of tocopherol acetate (TA, 49.6 microg/g) from emulsified nutritional supplements, which contains 50 kinds of compounds, followed by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with fluorescence detection The TA concentration is 5 to approximately 100,000 times lower than that of other compounds in the samples. Measuring the loading capacity of the larger amounts of vegetable oil onto the Bond Elut C18 cartridge was examined for the complete retention of smaller level of TA. A sample solution was applied to a solid-phase extraction cartridge and then TA was eluted by acetonitrile followed by HPLC. This method was suitable for the determination of TA in emulsified nutritional supplements. The proposed method was simple, rapid (analysis time: ca. 15 min), sensitive [detection limit: ca. 0.1 ng per injection (100 microl) at a signal-to-noise ratio of 3:1], and reproducible (relative standard deviation: ca. 2.5% (n=5)). The calibration graph of TA was linear in the range of 0.1 to 100 ng per injection (100 microl). Recovery of TA was over 90% by the standard addition method.     

植物源食品中6种三唑类杀菌剂残留量的气相色谱法测定

建立了同时测定6种三唑类杀菌剂(四氟醚唑、戊菌唑、氟菌唑、己唑醇、丙环唑、氟环唑)残留量的气相色谱方法.植物源食品采用乙腈溶剂提取,无水硫酸镁、氯化钠盐析,经弗罗里硅土固相萃取柱净化后,用气相色谱/电子捕获检测器(GC/ECD)测定.结果表明:6种三唑类杀菌剂在0.01 ～0.5 mg/L范围内线性关系良好,相关系数均大于0.996,样品添加水平为0.05 ～0.20 mg/kg时的平均加标回收率为87% ～110%,相对标准偏差为3.0% ～5.6%,方法的检出限为0.002 ～0.007 mg/kg.该方法可同时满足植物源食品中多种三唑类杀菌剂残留量的检测需要.