A gold-based nanobeacon probe for fluorescence sensing of organophosphorus pesticides

A nanomaterials-based novel molecular beacon has attracted growing attentions in fluorescent assays as many nanomaterials possess excellent quenching efficiency. In this work, a gold-based nanobeacon probe was established to detect organophosphorus pesticides for the first time. The constructed gold-based nanobeacon acted as a signal indicator and could display the decreasing of the intensity in the presence of targets, which competitively bound to single strand DNA. To achieve a high sensitive probe, some parameters including solution pH, temperature and reaction time were investigated and optimized. The gold-based nanobeacon probe assay was proved to be rapid and sensitive to achieve a detection limit of 0.035 μM for isocarbophos, 0.134 μM for profenofos, 0.384 μM for phorate and 2.35 μM for omethoate, respectively. The prepared nanobeacon effectively reduced the background and improved the detection sensitivity and selectivity. The probe is stable, easy to operate and does not need sophisticated instruments. These features makes the probe feasible for screening trace organophosphorus pesticides in real samples.     

毛细管气相色谱法测定中药中有机氯农药残留量

建立了江西省两种中药中有机氯农药残留量的气相色谱分析方法。样品以丙酮提取,在NaCl存在下,以正已烷进行液—液分配,提取液用H2SO4净化,采用DB—1701毛细管柱,GC—ECD检测有机氯农药残留量。最低检测限为1.0×10-3-5.0×10-3mg/kg,添加回收率为85.7%-115.2%,应用于实际样品中有机氯农药残留量的检测,获得了较为满意结果。     

Simultaneous Determination of Carbamate and Organophosphorus Pesticides in Honeybees by Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry

Summary The potential of liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) has been studied for the simultaneous determination of sixteen carbamate and organophosphorus pesticides in honeybees using a traditional sample preparation protocol based on acetone extraction and dichloromethane partitioning. The performances of both atmospheric pressure chemical ionization (APCI) and electrospray (ES) interfaces were compared. APCI offered better sensitivity and specificity for a higher range of pesticides. Limits of quantification were from 0.01 to 0.17 mg kg^–1, at which recoveries obtained were between 64 and 93%, except for pirimicarb that was at 13%, with relative standard deviations ranging from 7 to 20%. Fenitrothion, fenoxycarb, methiocarb and phoxim were found in bees from Valencian Community beehives at concentrations between 0.03 and 3.75 mg kg^–1.     

SDE-GC-ECD分析水体中有机氯农药

运用单滴溶剂萃取-气相色谱-微池电子捕获检测器(SDE—GC—μECD)联用技术对水体中有机氯农药进行了分析，优化了影响单滴溶剂萃取的多种因素。该方法除了对P，P′-DDD的线性范围在0．4～4ng／mL之间外，其余的七种目标物(α-666，β-666，γ-666，δ-666，P，P′-DDE，0，P′-DDT，P，P′-DDT)线性范围均在0．04～4．0ng／mL之间，相关系数为0．9976～0．9999，回收率范围为83．3％～96．1％，相对标准偏差为2．1％～7．8％。与传统的液液萃取相比，单滴溶剂萃取不仅准确度、精密度相当，而且还具有省时、省溶剂的优点。     

On-line determination of organophosphorus pesticides in water by solid-phase microextraction and gas chromatography with thermionic-selective detection

This paper describes the extraction of 49 organophosphorus pesti-cides (OPPs) from water samples using solid-phase microextraction (SPME). Three fibers, including a 15-μm XAD-coated fiber, a 85-μm polyacrylate-coated fiber, and a 30-μm polydimethylsilox-ane-coated fiber (PDMS), were evaluated here. The effects of stirring and the addition of NaCl to the sample were examined for the polyacrylate-coated fiber. The precision of the technique was examined for all three fibers and the extraction kinetics were investigated using the XAD- and polyacrylate-coated fibers. With some exceptions, the XAD- and polyacrylate-coated fibers performed better than the PDMS-coated fiber. The superiority of the XAD-nd polyacrylate-coated fiber. The superiority of the XAD- and polyacrylate-coated fibers over the PDMS-coated fibers can be attribuibuted to the aromatic functionalities of the XAD and the polar functionalities in the polyacrylate. The relatively high percent RSDs indicate that the SPME technique needs to be further refined before it can be used for anything other than screening. A more effective form of agitation than mechanical stirring may be neccessary to reduce variability and achieve a faster equilibrium between the sample and the SPME fiber.     

Determination of Organophosphorus Pesticides in Soil by MMSPD-GC-NPD and Confirmation by GC-MS

A novel method, modified matrix solid-phase dispersion (MMSPD), has been developed for quantitative analysis of organophosphorus pesticide residues in soil. It was based on matrix solid-phase dispersion (MSPD) and continuous liquid-solid extraction (continuous LSE), using Florisil as sorbent and dichloromethane as the recycling solvent. Two soils with different texture and physicochemical properties were studied to validate the method. The effect of residence time of pesticides in soil was also studied. MMSPD was compared with MSPD and continuous LSE respectively. Determination was carried out by gas chromatography with nitrogen-phosphorus detection (GC-NPD). The method gave recoveries ranging from 72–105% with relative standard deviations (RSDs) lower than 15% for the pesticides studied. The limits of detection (LODs) ranged from 0.1 to 0.6 ng g⁻¹. Two pesticide residues have been detected in real soil samples from Fujian, China, using MMSPD. The pesticides were confirmed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) in a selected-ion monitoring (SIM) mode. Revised: 4 and 9 April 2006     

Chemometric interpretation of pesticide occurence in soil samples from an intensive horticulture area in north Portugal

An extensive monitoring programme of pesticides was carried out in soil samples from an intensive horticulture area in north of Portugal, putting into practice the needs for increased control of soil quality as far as organic pollution is concerned. The area under investigation was additionally defined as vulnerable to nitrates due to local soil and aquifer characteristics, which might be extended to pesticides contamination. Five sampling sites were selected and soils analysed at three depths in eight sampling campaigns, for the period of 2 years. A stepwise multivariate statistical approach was selected to uncover most relevant patterns inside a complex environmental data matrix. Cluster analysis was applied both to group pesticides and samples, giving a primary and unsupervised overlook of privileged relationships. Clusters of persistent pesticides and selected herbicides were identified, whereas sample classes were also formed and disposed geographically. Thirty eight percent of analysed soils samples fell into one class characterized by low contamination (class 1 in cluster analysis), which is entirely representative of the sampling site no. 1. Afterwards, linear discriminant analysis was applied to identify those pesticides, which had a higher impact in the definition of classes. Finally, factor analysis using a five component model was implemented in order to bring to light the constitution and data variance explained by each of the five main principal components, as well as, their relation to pest management practices. A factor was identified (PC1 – 22% variance) composed of chlorinated pesticides, which was representative of one of the investigated sites indicating its high contamination status. Qualitative main findings and class average concentration values were obtained through this multivariate statistical approach.     

环境水中甲基对硫磷、对硫磷和辛硫磷农药残留的SPE-HPLC分析

采用离线固相萃取 (SPE)富集 -高效液相色谱(HPLC)分离和紫外分光光度法检测 ,对环境水中甲基对硫磷、对硫磷和辛硫磷3种有机磷农药进行分析;固相萃取用C18 萃取柱 ,用甲醇洗脱 ,高效液相色谱分离以Shim_PackCLCODS柱(150mm×4.6mmid,5μm)为分离柱 ,流动相为甲醇 -水(体积比70∶30) ,紫外检测波长为280nm;该法稳定可靠 ,回收率高     

Chromatographic Evaluation of the Lipophilic Properties of Selected Pesticides

Monolinuron, chlortoluron, diuron, isoproturon, linuron, diflubenzuron, dimefuron, teflubenzuron, and lufenuron have been chromatographed on an RP-HPLC column and on RP-HPTLC plates with methanol–water in different volume proportions as mobile phases. The retention values log k, and R_M were extrapolated to zero methanol content. Chromatographic lipophilicities (log k_w, R_Mw, _o(HPLC), and _{o (TLC)}) were compared with measured (log P_exp) partition coefficients and with values (A log Ps, IA log P, C log P, log P_Kowin, and x log P) calculated by use of five different software products. The most significant correlations were found between the chromatographic lipophilicities and C log P values. Satisfactory linear correlation was also obtained between lipophilicity (log k_w, R_Mw) and the valence Gutman index (M).     

Dual-column GC analysis of mediterranean fish for ten organochlorine pesticides and sixty two chlorobiphenyls

The simultaneous analysis of α-HCH, β-HCH, γ-HCH, HCB, p,p′-DDD, p,p′-DDT, p,p′-DDE, o,p′-DDT, mirex, dieldrin and 62 chlorobiphenyl congeners on two parallel capillary GC columns of different polarity is described for nine Mediterranean fish species. Ten commercially available columns with stationary phases completely characterized in respect of their PCB elution patterns were considered for dual-column GC-ECD analysis. The combination of a 60 m × 0.25 mm i.d. column coated with a 0.25 μm film of 50% diphenyl dimethylsiloxane and a series combination of a 25 m × 0.25 mm i.d. column coated with a 0.25 μm film of 5% diphenyl dimethylsiloxane with a 25 m × 0.22 mm i.d. column coated with a 0.10 μm film of 1, 10-dicarba-closo-dodecarborane dimethylpolysiloxane furnished the highest number of separated chlorobiphenyl congeners (104). The dual-column GC system performed with high stability and reproducibility over a broad concentration range (1–3000 ng/g lipid) of the organochlorine compounds in the investigated fish.