Supercritical Fluid Extraction Gas Chromatographic Determination of Organophosphous Pesticides in Vegetables and Fruits

Analytical methods for organophosphous pesticide residues (OPPs) have their main applications in the control of food for human consumption,especially in the control of fruits and vegetables, since they are generally produced using direct application to those pesticides.     

Multiresidue analysis of 74 pesticides in fruits and vegetables by liquid chromatography–electrospray–tandem mass spectrometry

A multiresidue method is described for the determination of 74 pesticides commonly used in crop protection including mainly carbamate, conazole, benzimidazole and pyrimidine fungicides and insecticides. Pesticides residues are extracted from the samples with ethyl acetate. No additional clean-up steps are necessary. Analysis is performed by liquid chromatography–electrospray ionization–tandem mass spectrometry. The method has been validated for various fruits and vegetables matrices. Good sensitivity and selectivity of the method are obtained with limits of quantification of 0.01 mg/kg in almost all cases. Recoveries, RSD and accuracy values of the method fulfilled the criteria of validation commonly admitted. The method was applied very satisfactorily to routine analysis as a complement to traditional GC method. More than 2500 fruits and vegetables samples have been controlled, as a part of the pesticide monitoring program of the “Service de Protection de la Consommation” in Geneva. Quality control systems applied during the assays have demonstrated very good performances and stability with time.     

柱萃取法测定农作物中的残留农药和土样中的二噁英

经均质的固体样品，根据含水量的不同和被测定组分的差异，分别与硅藻土、硫酸钠、弗罗里硅土等吸附剂混匀成可流动的粉末，装填成柱，然后以不同极性溶剂淋洗。多数情况下，所得溶液不需要进一步净化即可进行色谱分析．用极性溶剂如乙酸乙酯淋洗，选用任一种分散剂均能有效测定作物中的农药残留．在最佳条件下，一些有机磷、有机氯、氨基甲酸酯、拟除虫菊酯农药在某些粮谷、水果和蔬菜中以及多氯二苯并二恶英（ＰＣＤＤｓ）在土样中的添加回收率均大于８０％．实践证明该方法具有省时、省试剂、省净化程序等优点．     

Simultaneous determination of carbamate and organophosphorus pesticides in fruits and vegetables by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry

A liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) method was established for the purpose of simultaneous determination of carbamate and organophosphorus (OPPs) pesticides in fruits and vegetables. Samples were extracted with acetonitrile; and then prepared by dispersive solid-phase extraction (dispersive-SPE) with primary secondary amine (PSA) as the sorbent. Four common representative samples (tomato, apple, carrot, and cabbage) were selected from the supermarket to investigate the effect of different matrices on pesticides recoveries and assay precision after spiking samples with 0.05 mg/kg. Matrix composition did not interfere significantly with the determination of the pesticides. The obtained recoveries were, with a few exceptions, in the range of 70-110% with RSDs less than 8%. It was applied to pesticide residue monitoring in vegetables and fruits from local markets.     

Monitoring of pesticide residues in Egyptian fruits and vegetables during 1996

Samples of the most common fruits and vegetables were collected from 8 local markets in 6 governorates. These 1,579 samples were analyzed for residues of 53 pesticides, which included organophosphorus and organonitrogen compounds and some synthetic pyrethroids. Samples were also analyzed for residues of organochlorine pesticides, although they had been prohibited from use several years ago. Only 510 of the 1,579 samples were analyzed for dithiocarbamate pesticide residues, which were determined as CS2. Overall, 76.1 % of the total analyzed samples had no detectable residues, 23.9% contained detectable residues, and 2.59% contained residues that exceeded maximum residue limits. For individual crops, contaminated samples ranged from 0 to 96% of the number of samples analyzed. However, the highest violative percentage for samples of individual crops was 12.5. Chlorpyrifos, carbaryl, dimethoate, bromopropylate, and profenofos were the violative pesticides determined in fruit and vegetable samples. The results of the current study demonstrated that no restricted or banned pesticides such as DDT, HCH, and their isomers were found in any of the samples analyzed. Dithiocarbamate residues were detected in 9.4% of the 510 samples analyzed, with a violative percentage of 0.39, representing one grape sample and one peach sample.     

Basic Substances,a Sustainable Tool to Complement and Eventually Replace Synthetic Pesticides in the Management of Pre and Postharvest Diseases: Reviewed Instructions for Users

Synthetic pesticides are widely used to protect crops from pathogens and pests, especially for fruits and vegetables, and this may lead to the presence of residues on fresh produce. Improving the sustainability of agriculture and, at the same time, reducing the adverse effects of synthetic pesticides on human health requires effective alternatives that improve the productivity while maintaining the food quality and safety. Moreover, retailers increasingly request fresh produce with the amounts of pesticides largely below the official maximum residue levels. Basic substances are relatively novel compounds that can be used in plant protection without neurotoxic or immune-toxic effects and are still poorly known by phytosanitary consultants (plant doctors), researchers, growers, consumers, and decision makers. The focus of this review is to provide updated information about 24 basic substances currently approved in the EU and to summarize in a single document their properties and instructions for users. Most of these substances have a fungicidal activity (calcium hydroxide, chitosan, chitosan hydrochloride, Equisetum arvense L., hydrogen peroxide, lecithins, cow milk, mustard seed powder, Salix spp., sunflower oil, sodium chloride, sodium hydrogen carbonate, Urtica spp., vinegar, and whey). Considering the increasing requests from consumers of fruits and vegetables for high quality with no or a reduced amount of pesticide residues, basic substances can complement and, at times, replace the application of synthetic pesticides with benefits for users and for consumers. Large-scale trials are important to design the best dosage and strategies for the application of basic substances against pathogens and pests in different growing environments and contexts.     

Highly sensitive and selective organophosphate screening in twelve commodities of fruits,vegetables and herbal medicines by dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction

The article describes a simple sample pretreatment procedure for the analysis of ten organophosphorus pesticides using dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction (DLLME) followed by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS) in three distinctively different types of matrices: fresh fruits, fresh vegetables and dried herbs. The method was carefully developed, focusing on the chemistry of various dispersive solvents, to achieve simultaneous, comprehensive extraction and preconcentration in a great span of selected matrices. According to matrix-matched validation study, the set of optimized DLLME conditions has been proven robust to determine target OPPs within a wide linear range from 0.1 to 1000 μg L⁻¹. With limited usage of organic extractants, remarkable enrichment factors up to 100-fold were obtained, enabling ultra-trace pesticide quantification down to sub-ppt levels at 0.12–4.92 ng kg⁻¹. Practical application of the method was illustrated by quantitative recovery (70–119%) and good precision (2.6–10% R.S.D.) in a representative range of three fruits and four vegetable commodities featured by the CODEX Alimentarius classification as well as their unique matrix compositions. A careful selection of dried herbs was further classified based on their morphological structures to validate analytical ruggedness of the method. Compared with existing methods for food analysis vis-à-vis OPPs, the present method is superior in terms of high sample throughput, minimal solvent consumption, and small sample size requirement. An additional, significant aspect of this universal DLLME method is that it models sample pretreatment methods with wide coverage of analytical matrices that are more effective, more comprehensive, and more flexible than those currently being used.     

Identification of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and methoxylated phenols in wood smoke emitted during production of charcoal

Summary A method for detection, quantification, and confirmation of 30 multi-class pesticide residues in fresh vegetables by gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (GC-MS-MS) has been developed. The optimum ionization mode, electron impact (El-MS-MS) or chemical ionization (Cl-MS-MS), was used for different groups of pesticides in a single run. The residues were previously extracted from vegetables with dichloromethane. A 10μL aliquot of the extract can be injected in routine analysis without a clean up step when the glass liner is used with Carbofrit. Recovery efficiencies ranged 70–119% at the two different fortification levels studied and the relative standard deviation was <16.9% for all compounds. The limit of detection of each compound was 30 ng Kg⁻¹−6 μg Kg⁻¹. The proposed method was applied to the routine analysis of pesticides in vegetables grown in an important greenhouses area located in El Ejido (Almería, Spain).     

Multiresidue method for determination of 90 pesticides in fresh fruits and vegetables using solid-phase extraction and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

A multiresidue method for analysis of 90 pesticides with different physico-chemical properties in fruits and vegetables was developed. The method involves a rapid and small-scale extraction procedure with acetone using vortex mixing. Solid-phase extraction (SPE) on a highly cross-linked polystyrene divinylbenzene column (LiChrolut EN) was used for clean-up and pre-concentration of the pesticides from the water-diluted acetone extracts. For most fruit and vegetable samples this partial clean-up was sufficient, but some of them with more co-extracting substances need further clean-up (cereals, spinach, carrots, etc.). Diethylaminopropyl (DEA) modified silica was used for efficient removal of interferences caused by various organic acids, sugars, etc. The pesticide residues were determined by gas chromatography with a mass selective detector (GC-MS). The majority of pesticide recoveries for various fruits and vegetables were >80% in the concentration range from 0.01 to 0.50 mg/kg, except for the most polar pesticides (methamidophos, acephate, omethoate) which cannot be determined by this method. The limit of quantitation for most of the pesticides was 0.01 mg/kg with majority of relative standard deviations (R.S.D.s) below 10%.     

气相色谱-负化学源质谱法测定蔬菜中17种拟除虫菊酯类农药残留量

建立了气相色谱-负化学源质谱检测蔬菜中17种拟除虫菊酯类农药残留量的方法。样品中的目标物经乙腈提取后,用乙二胺-N-丙基甲硅烷(PSA)和石墨化炭黑填料进行分散固相萃取净化,气相色谱-负化学源质谱选择离子监测模式测定,同位素内标法定量。在甜豌豆、绿花菜和大葱基质中均未见干扰所有农药测定的现象。17种拟除虫菊酯类农药的定量限均为0.02～5 μg/kg。在10、20、30和100 μg/kg等4个添加水平下,所有农药的回收率均为71.0%～139.0%,相对标准偏差≤12.8%。该方法可作为蔬菜中17种菊酯类农残检测的确证方法。     

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。     

Residues of some organophosphorus pesticides on and in fruits and vegetables available in Poland,an assessment based on the European union regulations and health assessment for human populations

Abstract

The use of organophosphorus pesticides is undeniably beneficial in agriculture and veterinary medicine, but their excessive use can pollute the environment, as well as contaminate foodstuffs. The objective of this study was to assess contamination of vegetables and fruits available in Poland by organophosphate pesticides (ethoprophos, diazinon, chlorpyrifos, chlorpyrifos-methyl, parathion-methyl, fenchlorphos, merfos,, as well as to assess a potential health risk posed to consumers. The pesticide content was determined by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The pesticides were detected in the peel and pulp of vegetables and fruits from Polish crops, as well as imported ones. Pesticide levels in most products were higher in the peel than in the pulp. Neither chlorpyrifos-methyl nor fenchlorphos were found in the material under study. Chlorpyrifos was the pesticide occurring in the highest levels in the peel of both vegetables (31?ng?·?g^?1 w.w.) and fruit (9.3?ng?·?g^?1 w.w.). The Maximum Residue Level (MRL) for parathion-methyl was exceeded in some samples of zucchini pulp of Spanish origin and in the peel of potato from Poland. But levels of other pesticides in the studied vegetables and fruits were significantly lower than the current MRLs. The assessment of consumer health risk showed a significantly lower Lifetime Average Daily Dose (LADD) of pesticides under this study comparing to the Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI). Moreover, the Hazard Quotient (HQ) was low with a maximum of 3.93?×?10^?2 for vegetables and 4.26?×?10^?3 for fruits. These estimated HQs were within the safe acceptable limits, indicating low risk to human populations from exposure to organophosphorus pesticides in the study area.     

加速溶剂萃取-在线凝胶渗透色谱-气相色谱-质谱联用法快速测定蔬菜和水果中多农药残留

建立了加速溶剂萃取-在线凝胶渗透色谱-气相色谱-质谱联用(GPC-GC-MS)快速测定蔬菜、水果中代表性农药残留的检测方法。样品经二氯甲烷-丙酮(1:1, v/v)加速溶剂提取,活性炭柱-氨基柱串联净化,氮吹至干,残留物用环己烷-丙酮(7:3, v/v)溶解后经GPC-GC-MS系统以选择离子监测(SIM)模式测定。结果表明,22种农药在各自的线性范围内线性关系良好(相关系数不低于0.9981),检出限(以信噪比(S/N)为3计算)为0.3～1.8 μg/kg,定量限（S/N=10）为1~6 μg/kg。在2种基质(大白菜、苹果)中3个添加水平下的回收率为70.5%～107.5%,相对标准偏差为2.1%～8.7%。该方法提取效率高,定性定量准确、灵敏,可实现对蔬菜、水果中多农药残留的快速检测。     

Application of solvent sublation for the determination of organophosphorous pesticides in vegetables by gas chromatography with a flame photometric detector.

An effective method for separating and enriching organophosphorous pesticides (OPPs) from vegetables by solvent sublation and the OPPs determination by gas chromatography with flame photometric detector (GC-FPD) has been developed. The effects of organic solvent, nitrogen flow rate, pH of the solution, sublation time etc. on the sublation efficiency of OPPs were investigated in detail, and the optimal conditions of solvent sublation were selected. The floated product of vegetables in the optimal conditions was determined by GC-FPD. The limits of detection (LODs) ranged from 1.2 microg kg-1 (for dimethoate) to 3.5 microg kg-1 (for chlorpyrifos). The recoveries of spiked vegetable samples were from 81.3 to 98.9%, and RSD values were from 0.46 to 4.83%. The results show that this method is simple, sensitive and rapid.     

介孔氧化铝净化-气相色谱法同时测定蔬菜、水果及茶叶中16种有机磷农药残留

利用气相色谱检测技术,建立了能应用于白菜、生菜、南瓜、洋葱、番茄、白萝卜、苹果、梨及茶叶等不同基质中16种有机磷农药残留的检测方法。样品采用乙酸乙酯提取,经以合成的介孔氧化铝作吸附剂的固相萃取柱净化,DB-1701毛细管柱分离,气相色谱-火焰光度检测器检测。结果表明,蔬菜、水果及茶叶基质中16种有机磷农药在10~2000 μg/L范围内具有良好的线性关系（R²>0.997）;平均回收率为83.2%~103.8%,相对标准偏差为2.0%~9.9%。该方法灵敏度高、准确度高、重复性好,可适用于蔬菜、水果及茶叶基质中16种有机磷残留量的同时测定。     

气相色谱-质谱法测定蔬菜和水果中193种农药的残留量

在系统优化固相萃取吸附剂填料类型、洗脱溶剂种类及体积的基础上,建立了蔬菜和水果中193种农药残留的气相色谱-质谱(GC-MS)检测方法。样品经乙腈均质提取,C₁₈/PSA固相萃取柱净化,乙腈洗脱,GC-MS选择离子监测(SIM)模式检测,以磷酸三苯酯内标法定量。结果表明,130种农药在10~1000 μg/L、34种农药在20~1000 μg/L、26种农药在50~1000 μg/L、3种农药在100~1000 μg/L范围内线性关系良好,相关系数为0.9967~1.0000,方法检出限(以信噪比为3计)为0.04~8.26 μg/kg,添加回收率为71.6%~117.9%,相对标准偏差为3.0%~11.8%。该方法样品处理简单快速,相比其他多残留分析方法净化效果好,其灵敏度和选择性明显提高,适用于日常检测工作。     

蔬菜、水果中多农药残留的筛查

近年来,食品安全问题引起了人们的高度重视,农药残留污染是制约食品安全的重要因素.在食品农药残留检测方法中,农药残留检测的种类越来越多,农药残留的限量标淮越来越严,人们对食品中农药残留的检测正在不断地探索快速准确的有效方法[1].解卷积报告软件(DRS)是由安捷伦公司研发,其目的主要用于农药和可疑内分泌干扰物的筛查.该软件由安捷伦质谱工作站、自动质谱解卷积和鉴定系统(AMDIS)以及NIST检索三部分组成.AMDIS需要使用包含有保留时间的自动质谱解卷积和鉴定系统.DRS能大大提高复杂基质中痕量化合物的定性能力,并且在SCAN和SIM两种模式下均可采用DRS进行数据处理.保留时间锁定(RTL)和RTL数据库是DRS的一个组成部分,它无需使用标样,只需采用数据库中建立的GC/MS条件,即可实现对农药和一些内分泌干扰物分析鉴定.     

气相色谱-三重四极杆串联质谱法快速测定蔬菜水果中129种农药的残留量

采用QuEChERS方法结合气相色谱-串联质谱法(GC-MS/MS)建立了蔬菜、水果中129种农药残留同时检测的分析方法。试样用1%乙酸乙腈均质提取,采用混合型固相分散萃取剂净化后,用GC-MS/MS在多反应离子监测(MRM)模式下进行检测,外标法定量。结果表明,129种药物在一定的含量范围内线性关系良好,相关系数(r2)均大于0.98;不同基质在10 μg/kg添加水平下大部分农药的平均回收率为66.2%～124.7%,相对标准偏差(RSD)为0.9%～24.4%;方法的定量限(LOQ)为0.03～16.7 μg/kg。结果表明,该方法简便快速、灵敏可靠、经济有效,适用于蔬菜、水果中农药多残留的同时快速筛查测定。     

Risk assessment,development and validation of a GC-ECD-based method for the quantification of cypermethrin from green pea

The present work describes the persistence, dissipation behaviour, half-life, risk assessment and novel gas chromatography method for the residue estimation of cypermethrin in green pea by spraying cypermethrin 10EC at 50 g a.i. ha⁻¹ at fruiting stage followed by another application at a 10 day interval. The sample extraction and cleanup was followed bya modified quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged, and safe method, and the residues of cypermethrin were determined using a validated gas chromatography method. The initial deposits were found to be 1.21 mg kg⁻¹ following the application of insecticide at 50 g a.i. ha⁻¹. Cypermethrin residues declined to below the detection limit of 0.05 mg kg⁻¹ after 15 days at the recommended dosage. The half-life of cypermethrin was 2.66 days at 50 g a.i. ha⁻¹. For risk assessment studies, the waiting period of 15 days is recommended as safe for consumption for the insecticide. The GC-ECD method was validated according to the SANTE guidelines by various analytical parameters including linearity, accuracy, detection and quantification limits. The developed method is simple, selective and repeatable, and can be used for the standardization of pesticides on fruits and vegetables.     

超快速液相色谱-串联质谱法快速筛查蔬菜中176种农药的残留量

采用超快速液相色谱-串联质谱(UFLC-MS/MS)技术建立了蔬菜中176种农药残留快速筛查的分析方法。蔬菜样品采用乙腈提取,盐析后无需净化。采用多反应监测-信息关联采集-增强子离子扫描(MRM-IDA-EPI)的复合扫描模式,利用基于EPI谱图和色谱峰峰面积的谱库检索技术,完成了蔬菜中176种农药残留的定性定量分析。所有农药在各自的线性范围内线性关系良好(r＞0.99),除了丁硫克百威和灭蝇胺在3个添加水平下的平均回收率分别为46.8%和53.1%,其余174种农药的平均回收率范围为72.4%～126.4%,相对标准偏差范围为1.0%～18.7%,方法的检出限和定量限范围分别为0.005～2.0 μg/kg和0.1～10 μg/kg。该方法具有快速、灵敏度高、准确度高等优点,适合于蔬菜样品中农药多残留的快速筛查分析。