Determination of seventeen polar/thermolabile pesticides in apples and apricots by liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry

A simple liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry (LC/MS) approach for the determination of widely used representatives of polar/thermolabile pesticides in fruits was developed and validated. The group of pesticides comprised benzimidazoles and azoles (carbendazim, thiabendazole, imazalil, propiconaz...

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Published in:Journal of AOAC International 2003-05, Vol.86 (3), p.612-622
Main Authors: ZROSTLIKOVA, Jitka, HAJSLOVA, Jana, KOVALCZUK, Tomas, STEPAN, Radim, POUSTKA, Jan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Calibration
Chromatography, Liquid
Food industries
Food toxicology
Fruit and vegetable industries
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Malus - chemistry
Mass Spectrometry
Pesticide Residues - analysis
Prunus - chemistry
Reproducibility of Results
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Summary:A simple liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry (LC/MS) approach for the determination of widely used representatives of polar/thermolabile pesticides in fruits was developed and validated. The group of pesticides comprised benzimidazoles and azoles (carbendazim, thiabendazole, imazalil, propiconazole, prochloraz, epoxiconazole, flusilazole, tebuconazole, bitertanol); N-methylcarbamates (carbaryl, carbofuran, methiocarb); and phenylureas and benzoylphenylureas (linuron, diflubenzuron, triflumuron, teflubenzuron, flufenoxuron). Matrixes (apple, apricot) were extracted with acetonitrile and crude extracts were cleaned up by solid-phase extraction (SPE) using either mixed cation exchange or hydrophilic lipophilic balance cartridges. LC separation of pesticides was performed on a reversed-phase column, Discovery C18. Electrospray ionization and ion trap MS/MS detection were applied. For most pesticides, overall recoveries ranged from 75 to 122%, and repeatability (as relative standard deviation) from 5 repetitive determinations of recovery ranged from 3 to 21%. Carbofuran was the only compound for which recovery was not satisfactory due to its loss in the SPE cleanup step. Limits of detection were 0.1-3 microg/kg for benzimidazole and azole fungicides and carbamate insecticides. For urea insecticides, detection limits were slightly higher (3-10 microg/kg).
ISSN:1060-3271
1944-7922
DOI:10.1093/jaoac/86.3.612