High-throughput GC/MS and HPLC/MS/MS techniques for the multiclass, multiresidue determination of 653 pesticides and chemical pollutants in tea

An efficient and sensitive method has been established for simultaneous determination of 653 pesticides in teas by GC/MS and HPLC/MS/MS. The method involved extraction with acetonitrile followed by cleanup using Cleanert-TPT SPE and subsequent identification and quantitation of 490 pesticides by GC/MS and 448 pesticides by HPLC/MS/ MS. The LODs for pesticides determined by GC/MS were between 1.0 and 500 microg/kg, and those determined by HPLC/MS/MS were between 0.03 and 4820 microg/kg. At the low fortification levels of 0.01-100 microg/kg, the average recoveries of 94% of the pesticides determined by GC/MS were between 60 and 120%, 77% of which had an RSD below 20%. For 91% of pesticides determined by HPLC/MS/MS, the average recoveries were between 60 and 120%, 76% of which had an RSD below 20%. The paper also reports a novel SPE column, Cleanert TPT, which comprised graphitized carbon black (PestiCarb), polyamine silica, and amide polystyrene for purifying the tea samples. The results indicated good repeatiblity and reproducibility.     

Combination of liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry for the detection of 21 anabolic steroid residues in bovine urine

For the detection of anabolic steroid residues in bovine urine, a highly sensitive liquid chromatographic/electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometric (LC/ESI-MS/MS) method was developed using both positive and negative ionization. For four compounds the ESI mode was not sensitive enough and gas chromatographic/mass spectrometric GC/MS detection was therefore still necessary as a complementary method. The sample clean-up consisted of solid-phase extraction (SPE) on a C(18) column followed by enzymatic hydrolysis and a second solid-phase extraction on a combination of a C(18) and a NH(2) column. After this last SPE clean-up, the eluate was split into two equal aliquots. One aliquot was further purified and after derivatization used for GC/MS analysis. The other aliquot was analyzed with LC/MS/MS in both ESI+ and ESI- modes. The method was validated according to the European Commission Decision 2002/657/EC. Decision limits (CCalpha) were between 0.16 and 1 ng ml(-1) for the compounds detected with the LC/MS/MS method. The developed method is used in routine analysis in our laboratory.     

Interlaboratory study of a multiresidue gas chromatographic method for determination of organochlorine and pyrethroid pesticides and polychlorobiphenyls in milk,fish, eggs,and beef fat

An interlaboratory study was conducted to validate a gas chromatographic (GC) method for determination of 21 organochlorine pesticides, 6 pyrethroid pesticides, and 7 polychlorobiphenyl (PCB) congeners in milk, beef fat, fish, and eggs. The method was performed at low contamination levels, which represent relevant contents in food, and is an extension of the European standard (method NF-EN-1528, Parts 1-4). It enlarges the applicable scope of the reference EN method to pyrethroid pesticides and proposes the use of solid-phase extraction (SPE) as a cleanup procedure. Cryogenic extraction was made, and SPE cleanup was performed with 2 successive SPE cartridges: C18 and Florisil. After injection of the purified extract onto a GC column, residues were measured by electron capture detection. Food samples (liquid milk, beef fat, mixed fish, and mixed eggs) were prepared, tested for homogeneity, and sent to 17 laboratories in France. Test portions were spiked with 27 pesticides and 7 PCBs at levels from 26 to 45, 4 to 27, 31 to 67, and 19 to 127 ng/g into milk, eggs, fish, and fat, respectively. Based on results for spiked samples, the relative standard deviation for repeatability ranged from 1.5 to 6.8% in milk, 3 to 39% in eggs, 4.5 to 12.2% in fish, and 7 to 13% in fat. The relative standard deviation for reproducibility ranged from 33 to 50% in milk, 29 to 59% in eggs, 31 to 57% in fish, and 30 to 62% in fat. This method showed acceptable intra- and interlaboratory precision data, as corroborated by HORRAT values at low levels of pesticide and PCB contamination. The statistical evaluation of the results was performed according to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO; ISO 3534 standard) and 5725-2 Guideline.     

Trace analysis of triazines and organophosphorus pesticides in water

A method for the determination of trace levels of triazines and organophosphorus pesticides in water is presented. The extraction method is based on a solid-phase extraction on C-18 bound silica SPE cartridges. A precolumn filled with Merck C-18 bound silica and home-made C-18 bound silica have been tested at a flow-rate of 3 ml/min with comparable preconcentration yields. A SIM-MS method using a (15)N labelled internal standard has been developed for the organophosphorus pesticides. Detection limits lower than 1 microg/L have been obtained. Separations have been carried out on a conventional GC column OV 17 (1 m) and a capillary column OV 17 (25 m) with a temperature program from 150 degrees C (2 min) to 300 degrees C (rate of 6 degrees C/min).     

Simple solid-phase extraction method for determination of polychlorinated biphenyls and selected organochlorine pesticides in human serum

A simple off-line solid-phase extraction (SPE) method for isolation of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and selected organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) from human serum has been developed. The procedure includes denaturation of serum proteins by a mixture of water-1-propanol, application of the sample by aspiration twice repeatedly through the SPE column and elution with a mixture of n-hexane-dichlormethane. After final clean-up the compounds of interest were analysed by gas chromatography with micro-electron capture detection (GC-microECD). The recoveries achieved for PCB congeners using spiked porcine serum samples were 99-120% and for OCPs 88-115%. Relative standard deviations (RSD) ranged from 3 to 7%. The method was applied to real human serum samples and the recoveries of analytes in the serum were proportionally recalculated considering the recovery of the internal standard PCB-174. PCB-103 served as a syringe standard to correct volume of samples analysed. The aim of this study was to develop an effective off-line SPE procedure by optimization of existing SPE methods to supply laborious, solvent- and time-consuming liquid-liquid extraction (LLE) in routine analytical process.     

亚临界水萃取及气相色谱-串联质谱法检测红茶中多种农药残留

建立了亚临界水萃取及气相色谱-串联质谱(GC-MS/MS)检测红茶中21种有机氯和拟除虫菊酯农药残留的方法。在萃取压力为5 MPa条件下,样品经150 ℃的亚临界水提取15 min后,将目标物转移至丙酮-正己烷(1:1, v/v)中,经ENVI-Carb固相萃取净化小柱净化,DB-5毛细管气相色谱柱分离,在多反应监测(MRM)模式下进行MS/MS检测,基质匹配溶液内标法定量。各目标物在5.0～320.0 μg/L范围内线性关系良好,相关系数均大于0.99,其定量限(信噪比(S/N)＞10)为50 ng/g,检出限(S/N＞3)为10 ng/g。茶叶基质中添加50、100和200 ng/g的标准品时,21种农药的回收率为70.18%～119.98%,相对标准偏差(RSD)为5.01%～11.76%。该方法的灵敏度、准确度和精密度均符合农药残留测定的技术要求,适用于红茶中有机氯和拟除虫菊酯农药残留的检测。     

气相色谱法检测干辣椒中的11种农药残留量

建立了气相色谱法同时测定干辣椒样品中11种农药残留量的检测方法,样品采用丙酮提取,正己烷液液萃取结合硅胶60 SPE柱净化,以气相色谱仪-电子捕获检测器检测,外标法定量.各组分的浓度在0.005～1.0μg/mL范围内具有良好的线性,线性相关系数不低于0.998 5,方法的定量限为0.02 mg/kg,回收率为70.2...     

毛细管气相色谱法测定烟草及烟气中有机氯农药残留量

烟草样品或从卷烟烟气中收集到的固态悬浮颗粒样品以正己烷在索氏提取器中提取,提取液用弗罗里硅土固相萃取净化,所得溶液经蒸缩至5mL后,供气相色谱法测定。采用DB-5弹性石英毛细管柱分离样品,电子捕获检测器检测,共测定了17种有机氯农药(OCP′s),其检出限(3S/N)在0.02～0.10μg.g-1范围内。平均加标回收率为86%～92%,相对标准偏差(n=7)为3.0%～4.1%。     

利用固相萃取-气相色谱-负化学离子源质谱技术快速分析茶叶中3种杀螨剂和八氯二丙醚农药残留

建立了茶叶中3种杀螨剂及八氯二丙醚农药残留快速分析的固相萃取-气相色谱-负化学离子源质谱检测(GC-NCI-MSD)方法,并应用于出口欧盟茶叶中农残检测及基地监管.样品经正己烷-丙酮(1∶1,V∶V)提取后,用固相萃取柱(Agela)除去茶叶中干扰物质,以环氧七氯为内标物,经气相色谱-负化学离子源质谱分时段选择离子监测...     

Rapid method for the determination of organochlorine pesticides and PCBs in fish muscle samples by microwave-assisted extraction and analysis of extracts by GC-ECD

A procedure for the multiresidue determination of organochlorine pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls in fish muscle samples has been developed. The method is based on the microwave-assisted extraction (MAE) of food samples from an acetonitrile-water (95 + 5, v/v) mixture followed by SPE cleanup of the extracts and analysis by GC with an electron capture detector. MAE operational parameters, such as the extraction solvent, temperature, and time, were optimized with respect to the extraction efficiency of the target compounds from food samples with 10-13% fat content. The chosen extraction technique allows reduction of the solvent consumption and extraction time when compared with methods already used. Acetonitrile is a good extraction solvent for low-fat matrixes (2-20% fat content), such as fish samples, because it does not significantly dissolve the highly polar proteins, salts, and sugars commonly found in food and gives high recoveries of a wide polarity range of analytes. For purification, SPE using LC-Florisil was shown to be sufficient for the removal of coextracted substances. Recoveries > 78% with RSD values < 15% were obtained for all compounds under the selected conditions. Method quantification limits were in the 5-10 microg/kg range. The method was applied to the analysis of samples of herring (Clupea harengus) purchased at the local fish market. The method is rapid and reliable for the determination of organochlorine analytes in fish muscle.     

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.     

液相色谱-串联质谱法测定10种食品中四溴菊酯残留

建立了测定蔬菜、水果、茶叶、大豆等10种食品中四溴菊酯残留的高效液相色谱-串联质谱(HPLC-MS/MS)分析方法。样品以乙酸乙酯(蔬菜、水果、茶叶样品)或乙腈(大豆样品)为提取剂,上层有机相经浓缩、固相萃取小柱净化,流动相定容后,采用HPLC在Agilent ZORBAX Eclipse XDB C18色谱柱上,以甲醇和缓冲盐溶液(0.1%甲酸-10 mmol/L乙酸铵)为流动相进行梯度洗脱分离,以串联质谱在多反应监测(MRM)模式下测定,基质外标法定量。结果表明,四溴菊酯的质量浓度在20～1 000μg/L范围内线性关系良好,相关系数为0.999 8;在0.01、0.02、0.1 mg/kg(粮谷类、茶叶、大豆样品)和0.005、0.01、0.05mg/kg(果蔬类样品)加标水平下的回收率为75%～92%,相对标准偏差(RSDs)为4.0%～12.6%(n=6),定量下限(S/N≥10)为0.01 mg/kg(粮谷类、茶叶、大豆样品)和0.005 mg/kg(果蔬类样品)。该方法不受溴氰菊酯干扰,可直接测定四溴菊酯,克服了以往方法只能测定四溴菊酯和溴氰菊酯总量的不足。     

Analysis of pesticide residues in essential oils of citrus fruit by GC–MS and HPLC–MS after solid-phase extraction

A robust reliable method for the analysis of residues of pesticides in citrus groves was developed. Residues of twelve pesticides were extracted from citrus essential oils by SPE, separated by liquid chromatography and analyzed by GC-MS. In addition, ten pesticides were extracted by SPE, separated and analyzed by electrospray HPLC-MS. In the case of lemon essential oils, all twenty residues were separated by liquid/solid extraction on a mixed Florisil-C(18) cartridge. The method enabled the analysis of the twenty pesticide residues at levels of 2 to 30 ppm with limits of detection ranging between 0.02 to 0.50 mg L(-1).     

Determination of organophosphorus pesticides in bovine tissue by an on-line coupled matrix solid-phase dispersion-solid phase extraction-high performance liquid chromatography with diode array detection method

A miniaturized method based on matrix solid-phase dispersion coupled to solid phase extraction and high performance liquid chromatography with diode array detection (MSPD-SPE-HPLC/DAD) was developed for the trace simultaneous determination of the following organophosphorus pesticides (OPPs) in bovine tissue: parathion-methyl, fenitrothion, parathion, chlorfenvinphos, diazinon, ethion, fenchlorphos, chlorpyrifos and carbophenothion. To perform the coupling between MSPD and SPE, 0.05 g of sample was dispersed with 0.2 g of C(18) silica sorbent and packed into a stainless steel cartridge containing 0.05 g of silica gel in the bottom. After a clean-up of high and medium polarity interferences with water and an acetonitrile:water mixture, the OPPs were desorbed from the MSPD cartridge with pure acetonitrile and directly transferred to a dynamic mixing chamber for dilution with water and preconcentration into an SPE 20 mm × 2.0 mm I.D. C(18) silica column. Subsequently, the OPPs were eluted on-line with the chromatographic mobile phase to the analytical column and the diode array detector for their separation and detection, respectively. The method was validated and yielded recovery values between 91% and 101% and precision values, expressed as relative standard deviations (RSD), which were less than or equal to 12%. Linearity was good and ranged from 0.5 to 10 μg g(-1), and the limits of detection of the OPPs were in the range of 0.04-0.25 μg g(-1). The method was satisfactorily applied to the analysis of real samples and is recommended for food control, research efforts when sample amounts are limited, and laboratories that have ordinary chromatographic instrumentation.     

Automated analysis of polar pesticides in water by on-line solid phase extraction and gas chromatography using the co-solvent effect

In order to meet the requirements of analyzing very low concentrations of pesticides in water (typically at 0.1 μg/l or less), samples have to be concentrated prior to GC-analysis. Samplie pre-concentration by off-line methods based on solid phase extraction (SPE) or liquid-liquid extraction are very time consuming and cumbersome. Moreover, the quantitative performance of the analytical method as a whole in terms of accuracy and reliability is seriously hindered by elaborate, manually performed sample pre-treatment steps. This paper describes an automated method based on solid phase extraction and capillary gas chromatography. The technique was applied for the analysis of 31 polar organophosphorus and organonitrogen pesticides. A commercially available HPLC/GC instrument is modified, using the LC-part for solid phase extraction. The sample, of which only a few ml's is required to obtain sufficiently low detection limits, is delivered by a robotic large volume autosampler. After solid phase extraction and elution, the eluate is transferred into the GC via a so called “loop type interface”. In this paper the instrumentation and analytical methodology is described, as well as the main validation results. The quantitative performance (i.e. recovery and repeatability) of the most polar solutes like metamitron and dimethoate appears to be better than obtained with off-line SPE as a result of the more beneficial ratio between the amount of sorbent and the sample volume. As the loop-type interface causes losses of the most volatile compounds, a co-solvent is added. This co-solvent provides sufficient trapping capacity in the capillary pre-columns to allow quantitative analysis of even the most volatile pesticides. Moreover a better separation of early eluting compounds is also established.     

Fast Multi‐residue Screening for 84 Pesticides in Tea by Gas Chromatography with Dual‐tower Auto‐sampler,Dual‐column and Dual Detectors

A fast multi‐residue screening method for determining pesticides in tea is described. Pesticides are extracted from tea with acetone and methylene chloride, then enriched and cleaned up with solid phase extraction (SPE) prior to gas chromatographic determination. The fast screening is achieved by a gas chromatograph system equipped with dual‐column, dual‐tower auto‐sampler and both electron capture detector (ECD) and flame photometric detector (FPD). Optimal conditions are investigated for the prospective pesticides including column selection, detection mode, the retention behaviors, quantitative calibration, as well as the recoveries and repeatability of pesticides from tea samples. Under the optimal conditions, with the FPD‐P detector accompanied CP‐SIL 13CB column, 48 pesticides can be separated well and detected within 38 min; and with a DB‐5 column, 35 ECD‐detectable pesticides can be separated and detected within 46 min. The recoveries of 84 pesticides in tea samples are 65–120% with 0.34–16% RSD for spiking 0.02–3.0 mg/kg standard species. Because of the thermal instability of most pesticides, direct cold extraction of pesticides from a tea sample is recommended. The proposed method provided a very fast and efficient procedure to screen 84 pesticides from a complicated tea sample matrix.     

新型毛细管内固相萃取-气相色谱法检测纺织品中烷基酚类物质

建立了毛细管内固相萃取(SPE)-气相色谱(GC)检测纺织品中壬基酚和辛基酚含量的分析方法。通过比较4种性质不同固相萃取剂的萃取效果,筛选出对烷基酚(APs)类物质萃取效果最佳的固相萃取剂,将其作为填充物质制作毛细管内固相萃取柱,将毛细管内固相萃取法与气相色谱联用进行分析检测。最佳固相萃取剂为Abselut NEXUS,毛细管内固相萃取最佳条件为:1.2 μL甲醇和1.2 μL超纯水活化,1.2 μL甲醇洗脱,上样速率是0.4 μL/min。该法在较低浓度范围内呈现良好的线性相关性,对烷基酚的富集倍数约为100倍,对辛基酚和壬基酚的检出限分别为3.7 μg/L和4.5 μg/L,加标回收率分别为85.6%~98.2%和83.8%~95.7%,结果表明,此法能够简捷、迅速、有效地检测出纺织品中残留的烷基酚类物质。     

Residue analysis of organophosphorus pesticides in animal matrices by dual column capillary gas chromatography with nitrogen-phosphorus detection

Organophosphorus pesticides (OPPs) were determined in matrices of animal origin by dual column capillary gas chromatography using nitrogen-phosphorus detection (NPD). This method was tested on cow milk and on liver and muscle of wild boar. The isolation of these pesticides was performed by liquid partition followed by cleanup with solid phase cartridge (SPE C18), after extraction from the matrix. The analytes identification was obtained by comparing the retention times in two columns with different polarity. The quantification of each OPP was obtained using parathion-ethyl as internal standard. The method was developed in a UNI EN ISO 9001:2000 certified laboratory. The recovery, investigated by analyzing samples spiked at 5, 10 and 50 ppb, ranged from 59 to 117% in milk, from 60 to 81% in liver and from 68 to 76% in muscle. The limit of quantification (LOQ) and limit of detection (LOD) were, respectively, 5 and 1 ppb for each compound and allowed quantifying the residues below the legal limits.     

Trace analysis of triazines and organophosphorus pesticides in water

A method for the determination of trace levels of triazines and organophosphorus pesticides in water is presented. The extraction method is based on a solid-phase extraction on C-18 bound silica SPE cartridges. A precolumn filled with Merck C-18 bound silica and home-made C-18 bound silica have been tested at a flow-rate of 3 ml/min with comparable preconcentration yields. A SIM-MS method using a ¹⁵N labelled internal standard has been developed for the organophosphorus pesticides. Detection limits lower than 1 g/L have been obtained. Separations have been carried out on a conventional GC column OV 17 (1 m) and a capillary column OV 17 (25 m) with a temperature program from 150° C (2 min) to 300° C (rate of 6° C/min).     

Comparison of solvent extraction and solid-phase extraction for the determination of organochlorine pesticide residues in water.

Solid-phase extraction (SPE) of organochlorine pesticide residues from environmental water samples was evaluated using octadecyl (C18)-bonded porous silica. The efficiency of SPE of these pesticide residues from reagent water samples at 1-5 micrograms dm-3 levels was compared with those obtained by solvent extraction with hexane and Freon TF (trichlorotrifluoroethane). Average recoveries exceeding 80% for these organochlorine pesticides were obtained via the SPE method using small cartridges containing 100 mg of 40 microns C18-bonded porous silica. The average recovery by solvent extraction with hexane and Freon TF exceeded 90% in both instances. It was concluded that the recoveries and precision for the SPE of organochlorine pesticides were poorer than those for the solvent extraction method. Organochlorine pesticide residue levels in environmental water samples from two major rivers flowing through predominantly rice-growing areas were monitored by gas chromatography using the solvent extraction method with hexane. Exceptionally high levels of organochlorine pesticide residues such as BHC, DDT, heptachlor, endosulfan and dieldrin were found in these water samples.