Analysis for atrazine in fortified cornmeal and corns using a commercially available enzyme immunoassay microtiter plate

Since atrazine is one of the more persistent herbicides, Agriculture Canada has a program to monitor atrazine residues in cornmeal to ensure that atrazine is used properly and that there are no residues in corns for food and livestock feed. The conventional residue analysis, using gas chromatography...

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Published in:Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology 1993-08, Vol.51 (2), p.171-177
Main Authors: WIGFIELD, Y. Y, GRANT, R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Atrazine - analysis
Biological and medical sciences
Cereal and baking product industries
Food industries
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Immunoenzyme Techniques
Pesticide Residues - analysis
Zea mays
Zea mays - chemistry
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Summary:Since atrazine is one of the more persistent herbicides, Agriculture Canada has a program to monitor atrazine residues in cornmeal to ensure that atrazine is used properly and that there are no residues in corns for food and livestock feed. The conventional residue analysis, using gas chromatography or high performance liquid chromatography, is time consuming and expensive due to the long cleanup procedure and the sophisticated analytical instruments required. In contrast, enzyme immunoassays are quick and simple to perform, and allow a large number of samples to be measured simultaneously.
ISSN:0007-4861
1432-0800
DOI:10.1007/BF00198877