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Tusiewicz K, Kuropka P, Workiewicz E, Wachełko O, Szpot P, Zawadzki M. Nitrites: An Old Poison or a Current Hazard? Epidemiology of Intoxications Covering the Last 100 Years and Evaluation of Analytical Methods. TOXICS 2023; 11:832. [PMID: 37888684 PMCID: PMC10611400 DOI: 10.3390/toxics11100832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2023] [Revised: 09/22/2023] [Accepted: 09/29/2023] [Indexed: 10/28/2023]
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In recent times, there has been a concerning and noteworthy rise in the global use of sodium nitrite for suicidal purposes. This is facilitated either through the employment of specialized "suicide kits" or by acquiring sodium nitrite through alternative means. Additionally, another occurrence contributing to nitrite poisoning is the recreational utilization of nitrites in the form of volatile aliphatic esters of nitrous acid, commonly referred to as "poppers". Based on current available papers and reports on the subject of nitrates, nitrites, and poppers intoxications, an epidemiological analysis and evaluation of analytical methods were performed. A total of 128 papers, documenting a collective count of 492 intoxication cases, were identified. Additionally, in order to complete the epidemiological profile of nitrite poisoning, the authors briefly examined six cases of nitrite intoxication that were under investigation in our laboratory. Furthermore, a review of nitrite poisoning cases over the past 100 years shows that the old poison is still in use and poses a substantial risk to society.
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- Kaja Tusiewicz
- Department of Forensic Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, 4 J. Mikulicza-Radeckiego Street, 50345 Wroclaw, Poland; (K.T.); (P.S.)
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- Institute of Toxicology Research, 45 Kasztanowa Street, 55093 Borowa, Poland; (P.K.); (E.W.)
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- Institute of Toxicology Research, 45 Kasztanowa Street, 55093 Borowa, Poland; (P.K.); (E.W.)
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- Institute of Toxicology Research, 45 Kasztanowa Street, 55093 Borowa, Poland; (P.K.); (E.W.)
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, 4 J. Mikulicza-Radeckiego Street, 50345 Wroclaw, Poland; (K.T.); (P.S.)
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- Faculty of Medicine, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, 27 Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego Street, 50370 Wroclaw, Poland
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Recent Progress in Non-Enzymatic Electroanalytical Detection of Pesticides Based on the Use of Functional Nanomaterials as Electrode Modifiers. BIOSENSORS 2022; 12:bios12050263. [PMID: 35624564 PMCID: PMC9139166 DOI: 10.3390/bios12050263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2022] [Revised: 04/09/2022] [Accepted: 04/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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This review presents recent advances in the non-enzymatic electrochemical detection and quantification of pesticides, focusing on the use of nanomaterial-based electrode modifiers and their corresponding analytical response. The use of bare glassy carbon electrodes, carbon paste electrodes, screen-printed electrodes, and other electrodes in this research area is presented. The sensors were modified with single nanomaterials, a binary composite, or triple and multiple nanocomposites applied to the electrodes’ surfaces using various application techniques. Regardless of the type of electrode used and the class of pesticides analysed, carbon-based nanomaterials, metal, and metal oxide nanoparticles are investigated mainly for electrochemical analysis because they have a high surface-to-volume ratio and, thus, a large effective area, high conductivity, and (electro)-chemical stability. This work demonstrates the progress made in recent years in the non-enzymatic electrochemical analysis of pesticides. The need for simultaneous detection of multiple pesticides with high sensitivity, low limit of detection, high precision, and high accuracy remains a challenge in analytical chemistry.
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Development of an extraction method and LC–MS analysis for N-acylated-l-homoserine lactones (AHLs) in wastewater treatment biofilms. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2017; 1041-1042:37-44. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2016.11.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2016] [Revised: 11/17/2016] [Accepted: 11/20/2016] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Nantia EA, Moreno-González D, Manfo FPT, Sonchieu J, Moundipa PF, García-Campaña AM, Gámiz-Gracia L. Characterization of Carbamate Pesticides in Natural Water from Cameroon. ANAL LETT 2016. [DOI: 10.1080/00032719.2016.1231197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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- Edouard Akono Nantia
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Bamenda, Bambili, Cameroon
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon
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- High Technical Teacher Training School, University of Bamenda, Bambili, Cameroon
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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Youssef L, Younes G, Kouzayha A, Jaber F. Occurrence and levels of pesticides in South Lebanon water. CHEMICAL SPECIATION & BIOAVAILABILITY 2015. [DOI: 10.1080/09542299.2015.1023092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Tiwari MK, Guha S. Simultaneous analysis of endosulfan, chlorpyrifos, and their metabolites in natural soil and water samples using gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2013; 185:8451-8463. [PMID: 23595690 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-013-3186-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2012] [Accepted: 03/26/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Analysis of endosulfan, chlorpyrifos, and their nonpolar metabolites in extracts from environmental aqueous and soil samples was performed using a gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (GC-MS/MS) technique. Full-scan GC-MS analysis showed poor sensitivity for some of the metabolites (endodiol and endosulfan ether). A multisegment MS/MS method was developed and MS/MS parameter isolation time, excitation time, excitation voltage, and maximum excitation energy were optimized for chosen precursor ions to enhance selectivity and sensitivity of the analysis. The use of MS/MS with optimized parameters quantified analytes with significantly higher accuracy, and detection limits were lowered to ~1/6th compared with the full-scan method. Co-eluting compounds, chlorpyrifos and chlorpyrifos oxon, were also analyzed successfully in the MS/MS mode by choosing exclusive precursor ions. Analysis of soil and water phase samples from contaminated soil slurry bioreactors showed that the MS/MS method could provide more reliable estimates of these pesticide and metabolites (especially those present in low concentrations) by annulling interferences from soil organic matter.
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- Manoj K Tiwari
- Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, 208016, India.
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Bono L, Magi E. Fast and Selective Determination of Pesticides in Water by Automated On-Line Solid Phase Extraction Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry. ANAL LETT 2013. [DOI: 10.1080/00032719.2013.769263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Xu C, Armstrong DW. High-performance liquid chromatography with paired ion electrospray ionization (PIESI) tandem mass spectrometry for the highly sensitive determination of acidic pesticides in water. Anal Chim Acta 2013; 792:1-9. [PMID: 23910961 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2013.05.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2013] [Revised: 05/28/2013] [Accepted: 05/31/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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A novel method based on the paired ion electrospray ionization (PIESI) mass spectrometry has been developed for determination of acidic pesticides at ultratrace levels in surface and ground waters. The proposed approach provides greatly enhanced sensitivity for acidic pesticides and overcomes the drawbacks of the less sensitive negative ion mode ESI-MS. The limits of detection (LODs) of 19 acidic pesticides were evaluated with four types of dicationic ion-pairing reagent (IPR) in both single ion monitoring (SIM) and selected reaction monitoring (SRM) mode. The LOD of 19 pesticides obtained with the use the optimal dicationic ion-pairing reagent ranged from 0.6pg to 19pg, indicating the superior sensitivity provided by this method. The transition pathways for different pesticide-IPR complexes during the collision induced dissociation (CID) were identified. To evaluate and eliminate any matrix effects and further decrease the detection limits, off-line solid-phase extraction (SPE) was performed for DI water and a river water matrix spiked with 2000ng L(-1) and 20ng L(-1) pesticides standards respectively, which showed an average percent recovery of 93%. The chromatographic separation of the acidic pesticides was conducted by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) using a C18 column (250mm×2.1mm) in the reversed phase mode using linear gradient elution. The optimized HPLC-PIESI-MS/MS method was utilized for determination of acidic pesticide at ng L(-1) level in stream/pond water samples. This experimental approach is 1-3 orders of magnitude more sensitive for these analytes than other reported methods performed in the negative ion mode.
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- Chengdong Xu
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019, USA
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Hu K, Zhang Y, Liu J, Chen K, Zhao W, Zhu W, Song Z, Ye B, Zhang S. Development and application of a new 25,27-bis
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-butylcalix[4]arene stationary phase. J Sep Sci 2013; 36:445-53. [DOI: 10.1002/jssc.201200850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2012] [Revised: 10/07/2012] [Accepted: 10/09/2012] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Kai Hu
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Organic Chemistry of Henan; Zhengzhou University; Zhengzhou P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Organic Chemistry of Henan; Zhengzhou University; Zhengzhou P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Organic Chemistry of Henan; Zhengzhou University; Zhengzhou P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Organic Chemistry of Henan; Zhengzhou University; Zhengzhou P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Organic Chemistry of Henan; Zhengzhou University; Zhengzhou P. R. China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Henan University of Technology; Zhengzhou P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Organic Chemistry of Henan; Zhengzhou University; Zhengzhou P. R. China
- Center of Technology; Henan Entry-Exit Inspection & Quarantine Bureau; Zhengzhou P. R. China
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- Institute of Henan Veterinary Drug Control; Zhengzhou P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Organic Chemistry of Henan; Zhengzhou University; Zhengzhou P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Organic Chemistry of Henan; Zhengzhou University; Zhengzhou P. R. China
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Zhang L, Wang M, Wang C, Hu X, Wang G. Label-free impedimetric immunosensor for sensitive detection of 2,4-dichlorophenoxybutyric acid (2,4-DB) in soybean. Talanta 2012; 101:226-32. [PMID: 23158316 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2012.09.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2012] [Revised: 08/31/2012] [Accepted: 09/08/2012] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Electrochemical impedance immunosensor, with its high sensitivity from electrochemical impedance analysis and ideal specificity from the immunoassay, is increasingly used in the detection of a kind of phenoxy acid herbicides which is 2,4-Dichlorophenoxybutyric acid (2,4-DB). In this experiment, synthetic 2,4-DB antibodies were immobilized on the electrode by the crosslinking of L-Cysteine/glutaraldehyde, and 2,4-DB were measured by the increase of electron-transfer resistance when the immune reaction occurred, with Fe(CN)(6)(3-)/Fe(CN)(6)(4-) as the probe. Under optimal conditions, the change of resistance is in a linear relationship with the logarithm of the concentration in the range of 1.0×10(-7)-1.0×10(-3) g/L (R=0.994) with the detection limit of 1.0×10(-7) g/L (0.1 ppb). This method bears such merits as simplicity in operation, high sensitivity, wide linear range, specificity, reproducibility and good stability. The actual soybean samples were analyzed with the recovery of 82.8%-102.3%.
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- Li Zhang
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of environmental engineering and monitoring, Yangzhou University, 180 Si-Wang-Ting Road, Yangzhou 225002, China
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Mishra RK, Istamboulie G, Bhand S, Marty JL. Detoxification of organophosphate residues using phosphotriesterase and their evaluation using flow based biosensor. Anal Chim Acta 2012; 745:64-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2012.07.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2012] [Revised: 06/28/2012] [Accepted: 07/12/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Monitoring of Organochlorine Pesticides in Fresh Water Samples by Gas Chromatography and Bioremediation Approaches. NATIONAL ACADEMY SCIENCE LETTERS-INDIA 2012. [DOI: 10.1007/s40009-012-0070-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Gu B, Meldrum B, McCabe T, Phillips S. Enhancing concentration and mass sensitivities for liquid chromatography trace analysis of clopyralid in drinking water. J Sep Sci 2011; 35:185-92. [DOI: 10.1002/jssc.201100764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2011] [Revised: 10/12/2011] [Accepted: 10/16/2011] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Multiclass determination of 66 organic micropollutants in environmental water samples by fast gas chromatography–mass spectrometry. Anal Bioanal Chem 2011; 402:2301-14. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-011-5423-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2011] [Revised: 09/14/2011] [Accepted: 09/15/2011] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Esrafili A, Yamini Y, Ghambarian M, Moradi M, Seidi S. A novel approach to automation of dynamic hollow fiber liquid-phase microextraction. J Sep Sci 2011; 34:957-64. [DOI: 10.1002/jssc.201000913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Yu H, Tao Y, Chen D, Wang Y, Liu Z, Pan Y, Huang L, Peng D, Dai M, Liu Z, Yuan Z. Development of a high performance liquid chromatography method and a liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry method with pressurized liquid extraction for simultaneous quantification and confirmation of cyromazine, melamine and its metabolites in foods of animal origin. Anal Chim Acta 2010; 682:48-58. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2010.09.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2010] [Revised: 09/01/2010] [Accepted: 09/19/2010] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Electrochemically modulated liquid chromatographic separation of triazines and the effect of pH on retention. J Chromatogr A 2010; 1217:4395-401. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2010.04.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2009] [Revised: 04/05/2010] [Accepted: 04/12/2010] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Novel derivatisation technique for the determination of chlorophenoxy acid type herbicides by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry. Anal Bioanal Chem 2010; 397:537-48. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-010-3486-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2009] [Revised: 01/07/2010] [Accepted: 01/17/2010] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Istamboulie G, Durbiano R, Fournier D, Marty JL, Noguer T. Biosensor-controlled degradation of chlorpyrifos and chlorfenvinfos using a phosphotriesterase-based detoxification column. CHEMOSPHERE 2010; 78:1-6. [PMID: 19906400 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2009.10.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2009] [Revised: 10/14/2009] [Accepted: 10/15/2009] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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This works presents the development of a detoxification system based on bacterial phosphotriesterase (PTE) for the degradation of organophosphate (OP) insecticides in water. PTE was immobilised on an activated agarose gel via covalent coupling. Two different OPs were studied, chlorpyrifos and chlorfenvinfos, due to their importance in the field of water policy. The efficiency of insecticide degradation was controlled using a highly sensitive biosensor allowing the detection of OP concentration as low as 0.004 microgL(-1). Under optimum conditions, it was shown that a column incorporating 500IU of PTE was suitable for the detoxification of solutions containing either isolated pesticides or pesticides mixtures, even at concentrations higher than authorized limits. Finally, the method was shown to be adapted to the decontamination of real samples of pesticides with concentrations up to 20 microgL(-1).
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- Georges Istamboulie
- IMAGES, EA4218, Building S, Université de Perpignan Via Domitia, 66860 Perpignan cedex, France
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Ibáñez M, Sancho JV, Hernández F. Determination of melamine in milk-based products and other food and beverage products by ion-pair liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Anal Chim Acta 2009; 649:91-7. [PMID: 19664467 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2009.07.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2009] [Revised: 07/03/2009] [Accepted: 07/06/2009] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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This paper describes a fast method for the sensitive and selective determination of melamine in a wide range of food matrices, including several milk-based products. The method involves an extraction with aqueous 1% trichloroacetic acid before the injection of the 10-fold diluted extract into the liquid chromatography-electrospray tandem mass spectrometry (LC-ESI-MS/MS) system, using labelled melamine as the internal standard. As melamine is present in aqueous media in the cationic form, the chromatographic separation in reversed-phase LC requires the use of anionic ion-pair reagents, such as tridecafluoroheptanoic acid (THFA). This allows a satisfactory chromatographic retention and peak shape in all the types of food samples investigated. The method has been validated in six food matrices (biscuit, dry pasta and four milk-based products) by means of recovery experiments in samples spiked at 1 and 5 mg kg(-1). Average recoveries (n=5) ranged from 77% to 100%, with excellent precision (RSDs lower than 5%) and limits of detection between 0.01 and 0.1 mg kg(-1). In addition, accuracy and robustness of the method was proven in different soya-based matrices by means of quality control (QC) sample analysis. QC recoveries, at 1 and 2.5 mg kg(-1), were satisfactory, ranging from 79% to 110%. The method developed in this work has been applied to the determination of melamine in different types of food samples. All detections were confirmed by acquiring two MS/MS transitions (127>85 for quantification; 127>68 for confirmation) and comparing their ion intensity ratio with that of reference standards. Accuracy of the method was also assessed by applying it to a milk-based product and a baking mix material as part of an EU proficiency test, in which highly satisfactory results were obtained.
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- María Ibáñez
- Research Institute for Pesticides and Water, University Jaume I, E-12071, Castellón, Spain
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Mezcua M, Ferrer C, García-Reyes JF, Martínez-Bueno MJ, Sigrist M, Fernández-Alba AR. Analyses of selected non-authorized insecticides in peppers by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry and gas chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry. Food Chem 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2008.05.076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Kuster M, López de Alda M, Barceló D. Liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometric analysis and regulatory issues of polar pesticides in natural and treated waters. J Chromatogr A 2009; 1216:520-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2008.08.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2008] [Revised: 05/21/2008] [Accepted: 08/11/2008] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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García-Rodríguez D, Carro AM, Lorenzo RA, Fernández F, Cela R. Determination of trace levels of aquaculture chemotherapeutants in seawater samples by SPME-GC-MS/MS. J Sep Sci 2008; 31:2882-90. [PMID: 18666180 DOI: 10.1002/jssc.200800268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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A sensitive and efficient solid-phase microextraction (SPME) method for the determination of organophosphorous (OPPs) and pyrethroid pesticides (Pyrs) in aquaculture-seawater samples by using GC with MS/MS (GC-MS/MS) was developed. Dichlorvos and chlorpyrifos (OPPs); permethrin, alpha-cypermethrin and deltamethrin (Pyrs) were selected according to their use as chemotherapeutants in the aquaculture industry. Different parameters affecting extraction efficiency such as fibre coating, agitation, pH and extraction time profiles were investigated. An experimental central composite design (alpha = 1) and desirability functions were used for the simultaneous optimization of extraction temperature and sample volume. Finally, a method based on direct SPME in 40 min at 75 degrees C using 100-microm-thick poly(dimethyl)siloxane (PDMS) fibre and 20 mL of sample volume is proposed. The method was validated, exhibiting good linearity, precision and accuracy parameters with picogram per millilitre LODs. The proposed methodology was applied to determine the ultratrace levels of OPPs and Pyrs in aquaculture-seawater samples by the standard addition approach, which proved to be reliable and sensitive, in addition to requiring only small amounts of sample.
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- Diego García-Rodríguez
- Departamento de Química Analítica, Nutrición y Bromatología, Instituto de Investigación y Análisis Alimentario, Facultad de Química, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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Kosjek T, Heath E. Applications of mass spectrometry to identifying pharmaceutical transformation products in water treatment. Trends Analyt Chem 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2008.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Development of a portable biosensor for screening neurotoxic agents in water samples. Talanta 2008; 75:1208-13. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2008.01.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2007] [Revised: 01/08/2008] [Accepted: 01/09/2008] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Soler C, Mañes J, Picó Y. The Role of the Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry in Pesticide Residue Determination in Food. Crit Rev Anal Chem 2008. [DOI: 10.1080/10408340801922250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Bacaloni A, Cucci F, Guarino C, Nazzari M, Samperi R, Laganà A. Occurrence of organophosphorus flame retardant and plasticizers in three volcanic lakes of central Italy. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2008; 42:1898-1903. [PMID: 18409610 DOI: 10.1021/es702549g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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The concentration levels, distribution, and seasonal fluctuations of 12 organophosphorus flame retardants and plasticizers (OPs), of which some are reported to be toxic to aquatic organisms, were investigated in lakes from June 2006 to June 2007. Three volcanic lakes located in the Lazio area (Central Italy) and characterized by a different anthropical impact were selected. Analysis of lake water samples showed that in closed ecosystems (hydrogeological systems), such as small volcanic lakes, OP contamination may occur even in the absence of industries and treated or untreated waste discharges. The selected substances were found at ng/L concentrations in all lakes. In the two more anthropized lakes tributyl phosphate and tripropyl phosphate were the most abundant OPs, with peaks of respectively 784 and 951 ng/L. Maximum pollution levels were reached in October-November, and concentrations decreased to a minimum value in March-April. Chlorinated OPs showed the same trend, but their concentrations were 1 order of magnitude lower and the level decreasing was shifted with respectto alkyl OPs. On the contrary, tris(2-butoxyethyl) phosphate concentrations were quite similar among all water samples analyzed, indicating that their sources were different in nature. One of the three lakes is an important source of drinkable water, so nine wells situated in its neighborhood were also examined. No correlation between lake water and groundwater contamination could be found.
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- Alessandro Bacaloni
- Department of Chemistry, La Sapienza University, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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Fast multiresidue screening of 300 pesticides in water for human consumption by LC-MS/MS. Anal Bioanal Chem 2008; 391:183-97. [PMID: 18311565 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-008-1935-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2008] [Revised: 02/04/2008] [Accepted: 02/05/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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The study tested the determination of 300 pesticides in mineral water at levels of 0.1 and 1.0 microg/L. Measurements were conducted by direct sample injection into a liquid chromatograph coupled to a tandem mass spectrometer without any sample enrichment and/or cleanup. Two separate injections enabled the recording of two transitions per analyte (600 selected reaction monitoring transitions in total). For 285 analytes the sensitivity of direct sample injection (100 microL) was sufficient to quantify residues at 0.1 microg/L. All remaining pesticides were detected at 1.0 microg/L. Calibration functions were linear for more than 80% of analytes. Signal suppression or enhancement compared with signals in high-performance liquid chromatography water was equal to or smaller than 20% for 240 analytes. Even the largest matrix-induced suppression did not result in the disappearance of peaks. Combining the results of seven mineral waters, the relative standard deviation of "recovery" was 20% or less for 87% of the substances. A second transition for confirmatory purposes was often available. Consequently, the proposed direct injection of samples without any sample enrichment and/or cleanup is suitable for screening of many pesticides in mineral and drinking water.
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Gülbakan B, Uzun C, Çelikbıçak Ö, Güven O, Salih B. Solid phase extraction of organochlorine pesticides with modified poly (styrene-divinylbenzene) microbeads using home-made solid phase extraction syringes. REACT FUNCT POLYM 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.reactfunctpolym.2007.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Titato GM, Bicudo RC, Lanças FM. Optimization of the ESI and APCI experimental variables for the LC/MS determination of s-triazines, methylcarbamates, organophosphorous, benzimidazoles, carboxamide and phenylurea compounds in orange samples. JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY : JMS 2007; 42:1348-57. [PMID: 17902109 DOI: 10.1002/jms.1310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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In this work, ten selected pesticides of different chemical groups, indicated to orange culture, were extracted and determined by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry using both electrospray ionization (ESI) and atmospheric pressure chemical ionization (APCI) operating in the positive ion detection mode. Applying a variables selection technique verified that cone voltage, source temperature and drying-gas flow-rate are the critical variables when the ESI was used, while cone voltage was found to be the only critical variable for the MS system, operating with the APCI ionization mode. After optimization of the most important parameters through the variables selection technique, the selected ion-recording (SIR) mode, monitoring the [M + H](+) species for all the compounds, was applied for the method validation of the pesticides, in both ionization modes. In orange samples, matrix effects did not interfere with the determination of the pesticides. Pesticides quantification limits ranged from 10 to 50 microg kg(-1) for ESI and from 8.2 to 45 microg kg(-1) for APCI. Linearity was studied from LOQ upto 200 times LOQ values (r > 0.98). Recoveries obtained were in the range of 70.2-100.5% (RSDs less than 10%). In order to guarantee that the identification and confirmation of the studied pesticides in real samples were unequivocal, characteristic fragment ions of the pesticides were obtained by varying the cone voltage (in-source CID).
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- Guilherme M Titato
- University of São Paulo, Institute of Chemistry at São Carlos, 13566-590, São Carlos, S.P., Brazil
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Ravelo-Pérez LM, Hernández-Borges J, Cifuentes A, Rodríguez-Delgado MA. MEKC combined with SPE and sample stacking for multiple analysis of pesticides in water samples at the ng/L level. Electrophoresis 2007; 28:1805-14. [PMID: 17476718 DOI: 10.1002/elps.200600526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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In this work, a new multiresidue analytical method based on MEKC with UV detection combined with SPE as off-line preconcentration strategy, and reversed-electrode polarity stacking mode (REPSM) as on-line stacking procedure, has been developed for the monitoring of 12 pesticides (carbendazim, pirimicarb, metalaxyl, pyrimethanil, procymidone, nuarimol, azoxystrobin, tebufenozide, fenarimol, benalaxyl, penconazole, and tetradifon) that are currently being used in the Canary Islands (Spain). The optimized MEKC buffer, consisting of 100 mM sodium tetraborate and 30 mM SDS at pH 8.5 with 6% v/v 1-propanol, provided baseline resolution of the 12 pesticides in less than 20 min. The developed method was applied to the analysis of mineral, stagnant, and tap water samples. The proposed SPE-REPSM-MEKC-UV method showed high extraction efficiencies with detection limits (LODs) at the low ng/L level providing LOD values down to 64 ng/L for these real samples.
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- Lidia M Ravelo-Pérez
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Nutrition and Food Science, University of La Laguna, La Laguna, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
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Portolés T, Pitarch E, López FJ, Sancho JV, Hernández F. Methodical approach for the use of GC-TOF MS for screening and confirmation of organic pollutants in environmental water. JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY : JMS 2007; 42:1175-85. [PMID: 17605142 DOI: 10.1002/jms.1248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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The potential of gas chromatography coupled to time-of-flight mass spectrometry (GC-TOF MS) for the screening of organic pollutants in water was explored. After a conventional SPE step with C(18) cartridges, the comparison of spectra with available libraries together with an evaluation of the mass accuracy was the first approach used for the screening and confirmation of target analytes. However, at low analyte concentrations (i.e. below 0.1 microg/l), this procedure was not feasible and the use of the application manager TargetLynx was evaluated. This application allows the selection of up to five representative ions per analyte, measured with high mass accuracy, and their intensity ratio evaluation. Ion selection, extraction mass window and concentration levels were found to be the critical parameters. The reference compound used as 'lock mass' was also found to affect to the quality of information obtained in some particular cases. Full spectral acquisition data generated by the TOF MS analyzer allowed investigation of the presence of several analytes in samples in a post-target style, without the need of reanalyze the water samples.Finally, a methodical approach was established for the reliable screening and confirmation of organic pollutants (PAHs, pesticides, octyl/nonyl phenols) in real-world samples, which led to satisfactory results of approximately 0.1 microg/l.
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- Tania Portolés
- Research Institute for Pesticides and Water, University Jaume I, Castellón, Spain
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Pitarch E, Medina C, Portolés T, López FJ, Hernández F. Determination of priority organic micro-pollutants in water by gas chromatography coupled to triple quadrupole mass spectrometry. Anal Chim Acta 2007; 583:246-58. [PMID: 17386553 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2006.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2006] [Revised: 09/27/2006] [Accepted: 10/09/2006] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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A multiclass method has been developed for screening, quantification and confirmation of organic micro-pollutants in water by gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry with a triple quadrupole analyzer. The work has been focused on the determination of more than 50 compounds belonging to different chemical families: 19 organochlorine and organophosphorus insecticides, 6 herbicides, 7 polychlorinated biphenyls, 16 polycyclic aromatics hydrocarbons, 2 brominated diphenyl ethers, and 3 octyl/nonyl phenols and pentachlorobenzene. Most of these analytes are included in the list of priority substances in the framework on European Water Policy. Analyte extraction was performed by solid phase extraction using C18 cartridges, and five isotopically labeled standards were added before extraction as surrogates. Analyses were performed by gas chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) in electron impact mode. Accuracy and precision were evaluated by means of recovery experiments using water samples fortified at two concentration levels (25 and 250 ng L(-1)), with satisfactory results for most of analytes. The excellent selectivity and sensitivity reached in selected reaction monitoring mode allowed us satisfactory quantification and confirmation at levels as low as 25 ng L(-1). Two MS/MS transitions were acquired for each analyte, using the Q/q intensity ratio as a confirmatory parameter. The method developed was applied to the analysis of surface, ground and wastewater samples collected from the Valencia Region (Spain). Analytical methodology using negative chemical ionization mode was also validated for the organochlorine compounds selected, showing a superior sensitivity and lower detection limits.
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- E Pitarch
- Research Institute for Pesticides and Water, University Jaume I, Castellón, Spain
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Potter TL, Mohamed MA, Ali H. Solid-phase extraction combined with high-performance liquid chromatography-atmospheric pressure chemical ionization-mass spectrometry analysis of pesticides in water: method performance and application in a reconnaissance survey of residues in drinking water in Greater Cairo, Egypt. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2007; 55:204-10. [PMID: 17227043 DOI: 10.1021/jf062512o] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Monitoring of water resources for pesticide residues is often needed to ensure that pesticide use does not adversely impact the quality of public water supplies or the environment. In many rural areas and throughout much of the developing world, monitoring is often constrained by lack of testing facilities; thus, collection of samples and shipment to centralized laboratories for analysis is required. The portability, ease of use, and potential to enhance analyte stability make solid-phase extraction (SPE) an attractive technique for handling water samples prior to their shipment. We describe performance of an SPE method targeting a structurally diverse mixture of 25 current-use pesticides and two common degradates in samples of raw and filtered drinking water collected in Greater Cairo, Egypt. SPE was completed in a field laboratory in Egypt, and cartridges were shipped to the United States for elution and high-performance liquid chromatography-atmospheric pressure chemical ionization-mass spectrometry analysis. Quantitative and reproducible recovery of 23 of 27 compounds (average = 96%; percent relative standard deviation = 21%) from matrix spikes (1 microg L-1 per component) prepared in the field and from deionized water fortified similarly in the analytical laboratory was obtained. Concurrent analysis of unspiked samples identified four parent compounds and one degradate in drinking water samples. No significant differences were observed between raw and filtered samples. Residue levels in all cases were below drinking water and "harm to aquatic-life" thresholds, indicating that human and ecological risks of pesticide contamination were relatively small; however, the study was limited in scale and scope. Further monitoring is needed to define spatial and temporal variation in residue concentrations. The study has demonstrated the feasibility of performing studies of this type using SPE to extract and preserve samples in the field. The approach should be broadly applicable in many settings.
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- Thomas L Potter
- Southeast Watershed Research Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Box 748, Tifton, Georgia 31793, USA.
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Maloschik E, Ernst A, Hegedűs G, Darvas B, Székács A. Monitoring water-polluting pesticides in Hungary. Microchem J 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2006.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Niessen WMA, Manini P, Andreoli R. Matrix effects in quantitative pesticide analysis using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. MASS SPECTROMETRY REVIEWS 2006; 25:881-99. [PMID: 16783795 DOI: 10.1002/mas.20097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 301] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Combined liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry using electrospray or atmospheric-pressure chemical ionization has become an important tool in the quantitative analysis of pesticide residues in various matrices in relation to environmental analysis, food safety, and biological exposure monitoring. One of the major problems in the quantitative analysis using LC-MS is that compound and matrix-dependent response suppression or enhancement may occur, the so-called matrix effect. This article reviews issues related to matrix effects, focusing on quantitative pesticide analysis, but also paying attention to expertise with respect to matrix effects acquired in other application areas of LC-MS, especially quantitative bioanalysis in the course of drug development.
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- W M A Niessen
- hyphen MassSpec, de Wetstraat 8, 2332 XT Leiden, The Netherlands
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Kuster M, López de Alda M, Barceló D. Analysis of pesticides in water by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometric techniques. MASS SPECTROMETRY REVIEWS 2006; 25:900-16. [PMID: 16705628 DOI: 10.1002/mas.20093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Pesticide residues continue to be the focus of many environmental studies, and the number of articles describing the development of more advanced, multiresidue analytical methodologies does not decline. The use of liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry based on single quadrupole or ion trap analyzers is consolidated for this purpose. The implementation, in the near future, of more sophisticated mass analyzers, such as triple quadrupole and hybrid quadrupole-time-of-flight is anticipated for routine analysis. This article reviews the various works published so far in the literature for the determination of pesticides and transformation products (TPs) in water by means of liquid chromatography (LC) coupled to tandem mass spectrometry. It discusses the various ionization sources and analyzers used for this purpose, as well as the extraction procedures employed for previous sample preconcentration. Because of the widespread use of triple quadrupole analyzers for the generation of pesticides levels in water using tandem mass spectrometry, a table compiling the transitions monitored for ca. 70 compounds is also included.
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- Marina Kuster
- Department of Environmental Chemistry, IIQAB-CSIC, Jordi Girona 18-26, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
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Confirmation of organic micropollutants detected in environmental samples by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry: Achievements and pitfalls. Trends Analyt Chem 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2006.06.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Planas C, Puig A, Rivera J, Caixach J. Analysis of pesticides and metabolites in Spanish surface waters by isotope dilution gas chromatography/mass spectrometry with previous automated solid-phase extraction. J Chromatogr A 2006; 1131:242-52. [PMID: 16962600 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2006.07.091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2006] [Revised: 06/23/2006] [Accepted: 07/21/2006] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A method based on isotope dilution gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) with automated solid-phase extraction (SPE) is described for the analysis of 32 pesticides and metabolites in surface waters. This approach consist in the use of nine isotopically labelled representative pesticides as internal standards, which allows high accuracy (trueness and precision) and sensitivity for most analysed compounds, as it is required for isotope dilution-based methods. Uncertainties associated with pesticide determination in real samples were estimated using quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) data. For most pesticides expanded uncertainty was below 40%, according to the commonly established requirements for analytical results. Ninety three Spanish surface waters collected in June-July and September-November 2004 were analysed. Concentration and occurrence of pesticides were evaluated. These parameters were higher in the summer than in the autumn period. In summer four pesticides were found in more than 50% of the analysed samples and four compounds were detected above the concentration level of 1 microg/l (atrazine, terbutylazine, 3,4-dichloroaniline and fenitrothion), while in autumn percentage of detection was below 50% for all pesticides and only one compound (terbutylazine) exceeded 1 microg/l.
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- Carles Planas
- Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, Department of Ecotechnologies, IIQAB-CSIC, C/Jordi Girona 18-26, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
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Marín JM, Sancho JV, Pozo OJ, López FJ, Hernández F. Quantification and confirmation of anionic, cationic and neutral pesticides and transformation products in water by on-line solid phase extraction-liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. J Chromatogr A 2006; 1133:204-14. [PMID: 16970959 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2006.08.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2006] [Revised: 08/01/2006] [Accepted: 08/10/2006] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Two on-line SPE-LC-ESI-MS/MS methods have been developed for the rapid determination and confirmation of 18 polar pesticides and nine transformation products (TPs) in water samples. Given the very different physico-chemical characteristics of the analytes, it was not feasible the simultaneous determination of all selected compounds in only one method. Thus, it was necessary to use heptafluorobutyric acid and formic acid in order to obtain good retention in the SPE cartridge for basic and acidic analytes, respectively. The developed analytical methodology based on the direct injection of 2 mL of water sample in the system allowed the quantification of all analytes at the 25 ng/L level (LOQ) with limits of detection normally lower than 5 ng/L. Satisfactory recoveries (70-110%) were obtained for most compounds in ground and surface water samples. Some exceptions were found mainly in surface water, due to the ion suppression produced by the higher amount of matrix interferents in these samples. The acquisition of two MS/MS transitions for each compound allowed the reliable confirmation of positive findings even at the LOQ level. The developed methodology was applied to real ground and surface water samples showing the interest of including TPs in monitoring methods, as several of them were found at concentrations higher than that of parent compounds.
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- José M Marín
- Research Institute for Pesticides and Water, University Jaume I, Avda. Sos Baynat s/n, E-12071 Castellón, Spain
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Panić O, Górecki T. Comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography (GC×GC) in environmental analysis and monitoring. Anal Bioanal Chem 2006; 386:1013-23. [PMID: 16862380 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-006-0568-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2006] [Revised: 05/16/2006] [Accepted: 05/18/2006] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Compared to conventional one-dimensional gas chromatography (1D-GC), comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography (GC x GC) offers increased peak capacity, improved resolution and enhanced mass sensitivity. In addition, it generates structured two-dimensional (2-D) chromatograms, which aids in the identification of compound classes. Sample preparation procedures can often be minimized, or even eliminated in some cases, due to the superior separating power offered by the technique. All of these advantages make GC x GC a very powerful tool in environmental analysis involving the determination of trace levels of toxic compounds in complex matrices. This review paper summarizes and examines the historical and recent GC x GC applications in environmental analysis and monitoring.
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- Ognjen Panić
- Department of Chemistry, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave. W., Waterloo, ON, N2L 3G1, Canada
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Sancho JV, Pozo OJ, Ibáñez M, Hernández F. Potential of liquid chromatography/time-of-flight mass spectrometry for the determination of pesticides and transformation products in water. Anal Bioanal Chem 2006; 386:987-97. [PMID: 16736165 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-006-0532-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2006] [Revised: 05/03/2006] [Accepted: 05/05/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Until now, time-of-flight (TOF) mass analysers have only been very rarely used in pesticide residue analysis (PRA) of water samples. However, the inherent characteristics of TOF MS make these analysers well-suited to this field, mainly for qualitative purposes. Thus, the high sensitivity obtained from full-scan acquisition in comparison to other MS analysers and the high resolution of TOF MS suggest its suitability for screening purposes; it also increases the multiresidue capabilities of methods based on it and decreases the chance of recording false positives. Although these characteristics can also be helpful for quantification, confirmation and elucidation, some limitations on the use of TOF for these purposes have been observed. These limitations are more noticeable when dealing with samples containing very low analyte concentrations, which is the normal situation for PRA in water. The use of hybrid quadrupole-time-of-flight instruments (QTOF) minimises the limitations of TOF, facilitating the simultaneous detection and unequivocal confirmation of pesticides found in the sample. Additionally, the acquisition of accurate product ion full-scan mass spectra can help to elucidate the structures of unknown compounds. In this paper, the potential of TOF and QTOF hyphenated to liquid chromatography for PRA in water is explored, emphasizing both the advantages and limitations of this approach for screening, quantification, confirmation and elucidation purposes. Emphasis is placed on the determination of polar pesticides and transformation products-the analytes that fit well with LC-API-(Q)TOF MS technology.
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- Juan V Sancho
- Research Institute for Pesticides and Water, University Jaume I, Avda. Sos Baynat, 12071, Castellón, Spain.
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Mezcua M, Agüera A, Lliberia JL, Cortés MA, Bagó B, Fernández-Alba AR. Application of ultra performance liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry to the analysis of priority pesticides in groundwater. J Chromatogr A 2006; 1109:222-7. [PMID: 16451801 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2006.01.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2005] [Revised: 12/12/2005] [Accepted: 01/10/2006] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Ultra performance liquid chromatography coupled to triple quadrupole tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS) has been applied for the accurate and rapid analysis of nine trace level priority pesticides in water. The UPLC technology, based on the use of columns packed with 1.7 microm porous particles combined with higher pressures than those conventionally applied in HPLC, enabled to improve in peak resolution, sensitivity and speed of analysis. UPLC chromatograms showed very sharp peaks with less than 2 s wide at the base, except for alachlor. This enhanced efficiency resulted in an increased separation speed of the whole UPLC-MS/MS procedure that required less than 5 min. Limits of detection, determined for 300 ml water samples after SPE preconcentration were in the range between 0.1 and 20 ng/L. The presence of matrix effects or ion suppression was checked by the obtaining of calibration curves in both pure solvent and matrix matched standards. Other performance characteristics of the method, such as linearity and precision were also satisfactory. Finally, the method was successfully applied to the analysis of two water samples from an inter-laboratory exercise.
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- Milagros Mezcua
- Pesticide Residue Research Group, Faculty of Sciences, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain
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Roose P, Brinkman UA. Monitoring organic microcontaminants in the marine environment: principles, programmes and progress. Trends Analyt Chem 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2005.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Schupp PJ, Charlton TS, Taylor MW, Kjelleberg S, Steinberg PD. Use of solid-phase extraction to enable enhanced detection of acyl homoserine lactones (AHLs) in environmental samples. Anal Bioanal Chem 2005; 383:132-7. [PMID: 16082531 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-005-3387-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2005] [Revised: 05/23/2005] [Accepted: 06/05/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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A challenge for understanding the role of bacterial cell-cell signalling in the environment is the detection of those signals, which are often present in low (nmol L(-1)) concentrations. We describe here a simple purification method, solid-phase extraction (SPE), for increasing the sensitivity of detection for one such group of signals, acyl homoserine lactones (AHLs), in environmental samples. Spiking of dried marine sponge tissue (Stylinos sp.) with AHLs resulted in detection down to 0.01 ppm for 3-oxo-hexanoyl homoserine lactone (3-oxo C6-HSL) and 1 ppm for hexanoyl homoserine lactone (C6-HSL). Compared with liquid extraction methods use of SPE resulted in twofold and tenfold improvements in sensitivity, respectively.
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- Peter J Schupp
- University of Guam Marine Laboratory, UOG Station, Mangilao, GUAM 96923, USA
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Kampioti AA, Borba da Cunha AC, López de Alda M, Barceló D. Fully automated multianalyte determination of different classes of pesticides, at picogram per litre levels in water, by on-line solid-phase extraction–liquid chromatography–electrospray–tandem mass spectrometry. Anal Bioanal Chem 2005; 382:1815-25. [PMID: 16001237 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-005-3332-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2005] [Revised: 05/12/2005] [Accepted: 05/19/2005] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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This paper reports the development of a fully automated method for the multianalyte determination of twenty pesticides belonging to different classes (triazines, phenylureas, organophosphates, anilines, acidic, propanil, and molinate) in natural and treated waters. The method, based on on-line solid-phase extraction-liquid chromatography-electrospray-tandem mass spectrometry, is highly sensitive (limits of detection between 0.004 and 2.8 ng L(-1)), precise (relative standard deviations between 2.0 and 12.1%), reliable (two selected reaction-monitoring transitions are monitored per compound), rapid (45 min per sample), and simple. The application of this method to the monitoring of the target compounds in a waterworks revealed the presence of the pesticides investigated at concentrations up to 516 and 82 ng L(-1) (total pesticide concentration) in river water and ground water, respectively, used as sources, and their gradual removal through the purification process.
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- Adamantia A Kampioti
- Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering and Environmental Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Patras, 26500 Patras, Greece
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Hernández F, Pozo ÓJ, Sancho JV, López FJ, Marín JM, Ibáñez M. Strategies for quantification and confirmation of multi-class polar pesticides and transformation products in water by LC–MS2 using triple quadrupole and hybrid quadrupole time-of-flight analyzers. Trends Analyt Chem 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2005.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 140] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Dagnac T, Bristeau S, Jeannot R, Mouvet C, Baran N. Determination of chloroacetanilides, triazines and phenylureas and some of their metabolites in soils by pressurised liquid extraction, GC–MS/MS, LC–MS and LC–MS/MS. J Chromatogr A 2005; 1067:225-33. [PMID: 15844528 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2004.11.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Pressurised liquid extraction (PLE) technique was used for the simultaneous extraction of phenylureas, triazines and chloroacetanilides and some of their metabolites from soils. Extractions were performed by mixing 15 g of dried soil with 30 mL of acetone under 100 atm at 50 degrees C, during 3 min and with three PLE cycles. Prior to the analysis of naturally contaminated soils, each of the five representative soil matrices used as blanks (of different depths) was spiked in triplicate with standards of each parent and degradation compound at about 10, 30 and 120 microg/kg. For each experiment, isoproturon-D6 and atrazine-D5 were used as surrogates. Analysis of phenylureas and metabolites of triazines and phenylureas was carried out by reversed phase liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry (LC-MS) and LC-MS/MS in the positive mode. Gas chromatography (GC)/ion trap mass spectrometry was used in the MS/MS mode for the parent triazines and chloroacetanilides. The average extraction recoveries were above 85%, except for didesmethyl-isoproturon, and quantification limits were between 0.5 and 5 microg/kg. The optimised multi-residue method was applied to soils and solids below the root zone, sampled from agricultural plots of a small French hydrogeological basin.
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- T Dagnac
- BRGM, Service "Metrology, Monitoring andAnalysis", BP 6009, 45060 Orleans Cédex 2, France.
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Soler C, Mañes J, Picó Y. Comparison of liquid chromatography using triple quadrupole and quadrupole ion trap mass analyzers to determine pesticide residues in oranges. J Chromatogr A 2005; 1067:115-25. [PMID: 15844516 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2004.10.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Liquid chromatography-triple quadrupole/mass spectrometry (LC-TQ/MS) and liquid chromatography-quadrupole ion trap/mass spectrometry (LC-QIT/MS) for determining bupirimate, hexaflumuron, tebufenpyrad, buprofezin, pyriproxyfen, and fluvalinate in fruits have been compared. The differences in the mass spectra obtained by triple and ion trap quadrupoles are discussed, showing how both of them provide interesting features. The evaluation of the two instruments was carried out by ethyl acetate extraction of oranges spiked with the studied pesticides at LOQ and 10 times the LOQ. Results obtained by LC-TQ/MS correlated well with those obtained by LC-QIT/MS. Recoveries were 70-94% by LC-TQ/MS and 72-92% by LC-QIT/MS with the R.S.D. from five replicate analysis 4-14% and 8-18%, respectively. Matrix effects were tested for both techniques by standard addition to blank extracts. Although the matrix effects are not originated in mass analyzer but in the LC/MS interface, they were, generally, more marked by LC-QIT-MS than by LC-TQ/MS. The limits of quantification (LOQs) were 0.005-0.2 mg kg(-1) by both equipments--appropriate values for determining these pesticides in orange from the regulatory point of view. The results indicate that the TQ provides higher precision, better linearity, it is more robust, and when the purpose of the analysis is quantitative determination, preferable over the QIT. However, the application of both mass spectrometers to analyze orange samples conventionally treated showed that any can be used for qualitative and quantitative purposes.
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- Carla Soler
- Laboratori de Bromatologia i Toxicologia, Facultat de Farmàcia, Universitat de València, 46100 Burjassot, València, Spain
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Residue determination of cyromazine and its metabolite melamine in chard samples by ion-pair liquid chromatography coupled to electrospray tandem mass spectrometry. Anal Chim Acta 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2004.09.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 154] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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