Determination of pyrethroid pesticide residues in processed fruits and vegetables by gas chromatography with electron capture and mass spectrometric detection

A gas chromatographic method was developed for the simultaneous determination of 12 pyrethroids (tefluthrin, bifenthrin, fenpropathrin, cyhalothrin, permethrin, cyfluthrin, cypermethrin, alpha-cypermethrin, flucythrinate, fenvalerate, fluvalinate, and deltamethrin) in tomato puree, peach nectar, ora...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of AOAC International 2003-01, Vol.86 (1), p.101-108
Main Authors: SANNINO, Anna, BANDINI, Mirella, BOLZONI, Luciana
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Beverages - analysis
Biological and medical sciences
Citrus - chemistry
Food Handling
Food industries
Food toxicology
Fruit - chemistry
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry - methods
Insecticides - analysis
Pesticide Residues - analysis
Pisum sativum - chemistry
Prunus - chemistry
Pyrethrins - analysis
Sensitivity and Specificity
Solanum lycopersicum - chemistry
Vegetables - chemistry
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:A gas chromatographic method was developed for the simultaneous determination of 12 pyrethroids (tefluthrin, bifenthrin, fenpropathrin, cyhalothrin, permethrin, cyfluthrin, cypermethrin, alpha-cypermethrin, flucythrinate, fenvalerate, fluvalinate, and deltamethrin) in tomato puree, peach nectar, orange juice, and canned peas. A miniaturized extraction-partition procedure requiring small amounts of nonchlorinated solvents is used. Samples are extracted with acetone, partitioned with ethyl acetate-cyclohexane (50 + 50, v/v), and cleaned up on a Florisil cartridge. The final extract is analyzed by gas chromatography with both electron capture and mass spectrometric detection modes. Studies at fortification levels of 0.010-0.100 mg/kg gave mean recoveries ranging from 70.2 to 96.0% and coefficients of variation between 4.0 and 13.9% for all compounds. Quantitation limits were < 0.010 mg/kg for electron capture detection.
ISSN:1060-3271
1944-7922