Solid-phase microextraction in pesticide residue analysis

The applications of solid-phase microextraction (SPME) for sample preparation in pesticide residue analysis are reviewed in this paper taking into account the different approaches of this technique coupled mainly to gas chromatography but also to high-performance liquid chromatography. A complete revision of the existing literature has been made considering the different applications divided according to the pesticide families (organochlorine, organophosphorus, triazines, thiocarbamates, substituted uracils, urea derivatives and dinitroanilines among others) and the sample matrices analysed which included environmental samples (water and soil), food samples and biological fluids. Details on the analytical characteristics of the procedures described in the reviewed papers are given, and new trends in the applications of SPME in this field are discussed.     

中药材中5种拟除虫菊酯农药残留量的测定

研究中药材中5种拟除虫菊酯农药残留量的测定方法。用石油醚-丙酮混合溶剂超声提取,固相萃取法净化,用气相色谱-电子捕获检测器（ECD）测定。5种拟除虫菊酯农药在3种代表性中药材的加标回收率为72．6％-135．0％,相对标准偏差为3．6％。27％;方法的检出限为0．001—0．005μg／g。方法灵敏度高,选择性好,操作较为简便,适用于植物性（根、茎类）药材中5种拟除虫菊酯农药残留量的测定。     

Determination of organochlorine pesticide residues in rice by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry following directly suspended droplet microextraction

A simple and efficient approach as directly suspended droplet microextraction (DSDME) was applied to the determination of organochlorine pesticides in rice prior to analysis by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The extraction parameters such as organic solvent type and volume, extraction time, and ion strength were systemically optimized. Furthermore, method linearity, recovery, limits of detections (LODs), and precision were also investigated. The proposed method provided good linearity (R ² = 0.9900–0.9996). LODs determined by GC-MS in selected-ion monitoring (SIM) mode were between 0.0005–0.033 mg/kg. The relative standard deviations (RSDs) varied from 2.0–14.0%, while the enrichment factors were between 221–550. The experimental results suggest that DSDME followed by GC-MS is a simple, sensitive, low-cost and little solvent consumption for the determination of organochlorine pesticides in rice, and has high enrichment factors suitable to trace analysis.     

中草药中有机磷及氨基甲酸酯类农药残留量的GC-MS测定

气相色谱-质谱法同时测定中草药中多种有机磷及氨基甲酸酯类农药残留量.采用V(乙腈)∶V(丙酮)＝3∶7混合溶剂微波辅助提取,弗罗里硅土和中性氧化铝层析柱净化,气相色谱-质谱(GC-MS)联用检测,农药混标在0.01～1.0 μg/mL范围内线性良好,在0.5、0.1、0.05 μg/mL 3个水平添加平均回收率分别为86.5%～110.6%、81.2%～108.3%和72.9%～122.3%,相对标准偏差分别为2.6%～8.3%、4.6%～9.7%和2.3%～10.7%.     

Solid-phase microextraction in biomedical analysis

Chromatographic methods are preferred in the analysis of organic molecules with lower molecular mass (<500 g/mol) in body fluids, i.e., the assay of drugs, metabolites, endogenous substances and poisons as well as of environmental exposure by gas chromatography (GC) and liquid chromatography (LC), for example. Sample preparation in biomedical analysis is mainly performed by liquid-liquid extraction and solid-phase extraction. However, new methods are investigated with the aim to increase the sample throughput and to improve the quality of analytical methods. Solid-phase microextraction (SPME) was introduced about a decade ago and it was mainly applied to environmental and food analysis. All steps of sample preparation, i.e., extraction, concentration, derivatization and transfer to the chromatograph, are integrated in one step and in one device. This is accomplished by the intelligent combination of an immobilized extraction solvent (a polymer) with a special geometry (a fiber within a syringe). It was a challenge to test this novel principle in biomedical analysis. Thus, an introduction is provided to the theory of SPME in the present paper. A critical review of the first applications to biomedical analyses is presented in the main paragraph. The optimization of SPME as well as advantages and disadvantages are discussed. It is concluded that, because of some unique characteristics, SPME can be introduced with benefit into several areas of biomedical analysis. In particular, the application of headspace SPME-GC-MS in forensic toxicology and environmental medicine appears to be promising. However, it seems that SPME will not become a universal method. Thus, on-line SPE-LC coupling with column-switching technique may be a good alternative if an analytical problem cannot be sufficiently dealt with by SPME.     

Coupled LC-GC: A new method for the on-line analysis of organochlorine pesticide residues in fat

This paper describes the use of coupled LC-GC for the determination of organochlorine pesticide residues in fat samples. Organochlorine pesticide residues are preseparated from fat by LC on a short C-18 column using an organic solvent as the mobile phase. Evaporation of the LC eluent is achieved by a modified on-column interface, introducing an on-line vaporizer module using the fully concurrent evaporation technique.     

Solid-phase microextraction with micellar desorption and HPLC-fluorescence detection for the analysis of fluoroquinolones residues in water samples

A sensitive and useful method based on solid-phase microextraction with micellar desorption (SPME-MD) coupled to HPLC with fluorescence detection was developed for the determination of five fluoroquinolones (levofloxacin, norfloxacin, ciprofloxacin, enrofloxacin, and sarafloxacin) in environmental water matrices. The SPME extraction efficiency was optimized with regard to time, temperature, pH, and ionic strength using a CW-TPR fiber. A detailed study about the optimum conditions for micellar desorption (surfactant type, concentration, and desorption time) were made. Among different surfactants studied, Polyoxyethylene 10 lauryl ether showed the best responses to extract fluoroquinolones using SPME-MD. Relative standard deviations of the developed method were below 9%. Limits of detection and quantification were between 0.01–0.2 and 0.03–0.6 ng mL⁻¹, respectively. The recoveries achieved for all five compounds were in the 81–116% range. The proposed method was compared using conventional desorbing agent as methanol. Finally, the SPME-MD methodology was applied to the determination of these target analytes in several environmental liquid samples, including seawater, groundwater, and wastewater samples with excellent results.     

土壤中17种有机氯农药残留量的毛细管气相色谱测定法

采用专用索氏提取器、正己烷萃取、Elite-5MS弹性石英毛细柱分离、GC-ECD测定了土壤中17种有机氯农药残留量.方法的检出限为0.4×10-10～2.0×10-10 g,回收率范围在76.0%～108.9%之间,相对标准偏差为0.66%～9.10%.该方法适用于土壤有机氯农药残留量的分析.     

Automated glass capillary gas chromatographic analysis of PCB and organochlorine pesticide residues in agricultural products

Complicated PCB mixtures can be separated in individual compounds using glass capillary gas chromatography, (GC)². Depending on extraction and clean-up procedure it is also possible to separate and determine organochlorine pesticides at the same time. This (GC)² technique can be used to determine the contents of individual chlorinated biphenyls in milk products and animal feedstuffs and in the analysis of complicated extracts of soil and vegetable material. Practical aspects concerning connection of the capillary, automatic splitless injection, repeatability of the retention time, quality of the column with respect to separation and adsorption and degradation of DDT are discussed. The detection of individual chlorinated biphenyls is possible at the ppb level in fats and vegetable materials, using an extraction and clean-up procedure, based on saponification of the sample. Preliminary results for milk, obtained from several areas, are shown.     

Solid-phase microextraction for the enantiomeric analysis of flavors in beverages

Solid-phase microextraction combined with gas chromatographic/mass spectrometric analysis and separation on a chiral cyclodextrin stationary phase was a rapid, reliable technique for profiling chiral aroma compounds in flavored alcoholic beverages. Several enantiomeric terpenes, esters, alcohols, norisoprenoids, and lactones were identified in berry-, peach-, strawberry-, and citrus-flavored wine and malt beverages (wine coolers). Using this technique, we were able to confirm the addition of synthetic flavoring to several beverages, consistent with label designations.     

Solid-phase microextraction versus single-drop microextraction for the analysis of nitroaromatic explosives in water samples.

This paper compares solid-phase microextraction (SPME) with a recently developed extraction method called single-drop microextraction (SDME) for the analysis of nitroaromatic explosives in water samples. The two techniques are examined in terms of procedure, chromatographic analysis and method performance. All practical considerations for both techniques are also reviewed. SPME requires dedicated apparatus and is relatively expensive, as the fiber's lifetime is limited. However, it has the advantages over SDME that it can be easily used for headspace analysis and has lower detection limits for all the target analytes. SDME requires more elaborate manual operations, thus affecting linearity and precision.     

Application of a novel sol-gel polydimethylsiloxane-poly(vinyl alcohol) solid-phase microextraction fiber for gas chromatographic determination of pesticide residues in herbal infusions

A simple and environmentally friendly methodology for headspace solid-phase microextraction (HS-SPME) using a new fiber coated with polydimethylsiloxane-poly(vinyl alcohol) (PDMS/PVA) is reported for the trace determination of organochlorine (OCP) and organophosphorus (OPP) pesticides in herbal infusions of Passiflora L. by GC-ECD. The capacity of the PDMS/PVA coating for the pesticides was compared to that of commercial PDMS fibers, with advantageous results. The effects of parameters such as the sample ionic strength, dilution of the infusion, extraction temperature and time were investigated. The optimized conditions for the determination of OCP and OPP in Passiflora L. infusions were extraction time and temperature, respectively, of 38 min and 67.5 degrees C, with 5 min of sample/headspace equilibration time. The analytical curves for the range between 0.04 ng mL(-1) to 6 ng mL(-1) of each compound presented a good quality (correlation coefficients of 0.921 or better). The detection limits for the OCP and OPP in these matrices varied from 0.01 ng mL(-1) (beta-endosulfan) to 1.5 ng mL(-1) (malathion). The sensitivity of studied methodology was adequate, as well as its accuracy (78.7-91.5%) and precision (R.S.D. = 1.2-14.2%).     

Solid-phase microextraction method for the quantitative analysis of styrene in water

A headspace solid-phase microextraction (HS-SPME) method is developed for the determination of styrene in drinking water. Gas chromatography (GC)-mass spectrometry is utilized for qualitative analysis. A manual SPME holder with 85-microm polyacrylate coating is used to extract the styrene from water, which is determined to have good linearity (correlation coefficient r = 0.9999 for 1.00-100.00 microg/L range), a relative standard deviation of 1.9%, and a detection limit of 0.30 microg/L. This method is compared with a classical headspace GC method.     

Rapid determination of organochlorine pesticide residues in feeds by capillary gas chromatography

A simple micro-method is described for determination of 15 organochlorine pesticide residues in mixed feeds. Clean-up of the petroleum ether extract is by basic alumina minicolumn chromatography and quantitative identification is by capillary gas chromatography with electron capture detection. Cyanopropyl-polysiloxane chemically bonded fused silica capillary columns have been used to perform high resolution analyses in short time as well as to overcome possible interferences by PCBs. Recovery, repeatability, and detection limits of the proposed procedure are checked and results are also reported for non random samples of 180 feeds collected in Italy.     

Determination of organochlorine pesticide residues in foods using solid-phase extraction clean-up cartridges

Fourteen organochlorine pesticide residues in fatty foods were determined using a simple and rapid procedure based on solid-phase extraction (SPE) clean-up cartridges with octadecyl (C18)-bonded porous silica, a tandem C18 and Florisil column, Alumina-N and Florisil. A Florisil cartridge eluted with 12 ml petroleum ether-ethyl ether (95 + 5) was the most efficient clean-up procedure capable of eliminating the matrix interference and satisfying the agreed acceptable recovery for the large numbers of organochlorine pesticides in nine kinds of foods having different fat contents. Average recoveries of organochlorine pesticides in shellfish, fish and meats ranged from 77 to 105%, 84 to 98% and 85 to 107%, respectively. In addition, analysis of a certified Standard Reference Material (SRM 1945) verified the satisfactory performance of Florisil clean-up cartridge. This SPE method not only yielded comparable results for nonfatty foods, but also provided a reliable separation and quantification of organochlorine pesticides for analyzing a large number of foods with a wide range of fat content.     

Fast gas chromatography for pesticide residues analysis

The importance of method development in the area of pesticide residues analysis is apparent from legislative requirements continuously decreasing the maximum acceptable concentration levels in food and water. This covers also contribution in the science in the field of ultra-trace analysis of organic pollutants in complex mixtures. Analysis time is one of the most important aspects that should be considered in the choice of analytical methods for routine application. With this fact, fast gas chromatography (GC) has acquired a real importance in the pesticide residue analysis. This paper provides an overview of fast GC methods for analysis of pesticide residues in variety of matrices at ultra-trace concentration levels. Emphasis is put on the development in the last 6 years.     

Determination of pesticide residues in honey by single-drop microextraction and gas chromatography

A novel, simple, and rapid single-drop microextraction (SDME) procedure combined with GC has been developed, validated, and applied for the determination of multiclass pesticide residues in honey samples. The SDME was optimized using a Plackett-Burman screening design considering all parameters that may influence an SDME procedure and a consequent central composite design to control the parameters that were found to significantly influence the pesticide determination. The developed analytical method required minimal volumes of organic solvents and exhibited good analytical characteristics with enrichment factors ranging from 3 for alpha-endosulfan to 10 for lindane, procymidone, and captan and method quantification limits ranging from 0.03 microg/kg for phosalone to 10.6 microg/kg for diazinon. The relative recoveries obtained ranged from 70.8% for captan to 120% for fenarimol, and the precision (RSD) ranged from 3 to 15%. The proposed SDME procedure followed by GC with an electron capture detector for quantification and GC/MS for identification was applied with success to the analysis of 17 honey samples. Monitoring results indicated a low level of honey contamination by diazinon, chlorpyrifos-ethyl, procymidone, bromopropylate, and endosulfan (alpha-, beta-, and endosulfan sulfate) residues that were far below the maximum residue limit values specified by the European Union for endosulfan (10 microg/kg) and bromopropylate (100 microg/kg) in honey samples.     

LC-MS/MS法同时测定4种中草药中155种农药残留

建立了液相色谱-串联质谱(LC-MS/MS)同时测定4种中草药(甘草、银杏叶、菊花和八角茴香)中155种农药残留方法。样品采用乙腈、无水硫酸镁和乙酸钠分散固相萃取(DSPE),再经Cleanert TPH固相萃取(SPE)柱净化,乙腈/甲苯(8:1,V/V)洗脱,液相色谱串联质谱多反应监测模式下测定,外标法定量。实验结果表明,155种农药的检出限(S/N=3)和定量限(S/N=10)范围分别为0.4～34.1μg/kg和1.3～113.7μg/kg;在1.0～2400.0μg/kg浓度范围内,155种农药中有148种农药在4种中草药中线性相关系数平均值R2≥0.9950;在低、中、高3个添加水平,86.5%～97.4%的农药平均回收率在60%～120%范围,94.2%～100.0%的农药相对标准偏差RSD≤20%(n=5)。该方法适用于中草药中农药多残留检测。     

Rapid detection of pesticide residues in Chinese herbal medicines by molecularly imprinted membrane electrospray ionization mass spectrometry

Chinese herbal medicines(CHMs) play an increasingly important role in the field of medicine and affects public health in the world.Although more and more strict has been employed to ensure the quality and safety of CHMs,pesticide residues in CHMs remain a serious issue and are the bottleneck for the global development of CHMs.In this work,we applied molecularly imprinted membrane electrospray mass spectrometry(MIM-ESI MS) for rapid detecting 4 classes of pesticide residues in CHMs,including organophosphorus(OPP),carbamates,pyrethroids and neonicotinoids in CHMs.Compared with our previous ambient ionization method MESI,MIM-ESI is capable of achieving a ～50-fold increase in the detection limit of conventional analytical methods owing to the specificity recognition and unique enrichment of MIM.The optimal experimental conditions were determined,and the method was further validated for its sensitivity and specificity.Our data showed that MIM-ESI MS is applicable for the direct quantitation of pesticide residues in CHMs.This detection technology may help to ensure the quality of CHMs in the future.