Development and Application of a Multi-Residue Method to Determine Pesticides in Agricultural Water Using QuEChERS Extraction and LC-MS/MS Analysis
Agricultural water is closely linked to surface and ground water as well as soil; hence, ensuring its safety is an important endeavor. We used the “quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged, and safe” (QuEChERS) method to analyze multi-residue pesticides in agricultural water by using a combined-sorbent...
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| author | Nho-Eul Song Young Sung Jung Ji Yeon Choi Minseon Koo Hyo-Kyoung Choi Dong-Ho Seo Tae-Gyu Lim Tae Gyu Nam |
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| description | Agricultural water is closely linked to surface and ground water as well as soil; hence, ensuring its safety is an important endeavor. We used the “quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged, and safe” (QuEChERS) method to analyze multi-residue pesticides in agricultural water by using a combined-sorbent-based clean-up procedure. Among the various sorbents examined, clean-up using ENVI-Carb combined with a primary secondary amine sorbent delivered the highest recovery of multi-residue pesticides (>93.9%). While the developed method showed satisfactory linearity (R<sup>2</sup> > 0.9991), precision, and specificity, recovery was low for pyrazolate (29.1%) and thidiazuron (59.2%). The limits of detection and quantification for the 55 pesticides targeted in this study were in 0.02–3.0 μg L<sup>−1</sup> and 0.1–9.9 μg L<sup>−1</sup>, respectively. The developed method was used to identify and quantify multi-residue pesticides during sample analysis. The results suggest that the QuEChERS method employing a combination of ENVI-Carb and another sorbent can be applied for the effective analysis of multi-residue pesticides in agricultural water. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2a5d18e2ebe6408faff0031d6c1621ff2023-11-20T15:55:09ZengMDPI AGSeparations2297-87392020-10-01745210.3390/separations7040052Development and Application of a Multi-Residue Method to Determine Pesticides in Agricultural Water Using QuEChERS Extraction and LC-MS/MS AnalysisNho-Eul Song0Young Sung Jung1Ji Yeon Choi2Minseon Koo3Hyo-Kyoung Choi4Dong-Ho Seo5Tae-Gyu Lim6Tae Gyu Nam7Food Analysis Center, Korea Food Research Institute, Wanju 55365, KoreaFood Analysis Center, Korea Food Research Institute, Wanju 55365, KoreaFood Analysis Center, Korea Food Research Institute, Wanju 55365, KoreaFood Analysis Center, Korea Food Research Institute, Wanju 55365, KoreaFood Analysis Center, Korea Food Research Institute, Wanju 55365, KoreaDepartment of Food Science and Technology, and Department of Agricultural Convergence Technology, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju 54896, KoreaDepartment of Food Science and Biotechnology, Sejong University, Seoul 05006, KoreaFood Analysis Center, Korea Food Research Institute, Wanju 55365, KoreaAgricultural water is closely linked to surface and ground water as well as soil; hence, ensuring its safety is an important endeavor. We used the “quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged, and safe” (QuEChERS) method to analyze multi-residue pesticides in agricultural water by using a combined-sorbent-based clean-up procedure. Among the various sorbents examined, clean-up using ENVI-Carb combined with a primary secondary amine sorbent delivered the highest recovery of multi-residue pesticides (>93.9%). While the developed method showed satisfactory linearity (R<sup>2</sup> > 0.9991), precision, and specificity, recovery was low for pyrazolate (29.1%) and thidiazuron (59.2%). The limits of detection and quantification for the 55 pesticides targeted in this study were in 0.02–3.0 μg L<sup>−1</sup> and 0.1–9.9 μg L<sup>−1</sup>, respectively. The developed method was used to identify and quantify multi-residue pesticides during sample analysis. The results suggest that the QuEChERS method employing a combination of ENVI-Carb and another sorbent can be applied for the effective analysis of multi-residue pesticides in agricultural water.https://www.mdpi.com/2297-8739/7/4/52agricultural waterclean-up procedurecombined sorbentsENVI-CarbQuEChERS |
| spellingShingle | Nho-Eul Song Young Sung Jung Ji Yeon Choi Minseon Koo Hyo-Kyoung Choi Dong-Ho Seo Tae-Gyu Lim Tae Gyu Nam Development and Application of a Multi-Residue Method to Determine Pesticides in Agricultural Water Using QuEChERS Extraction and LC-MS/MS Analysis Separations agricultural water clean-up procedure combined sorbents ENVI-Carb QuEChERS |
| title | Development and Application of a Multi-Residue Method to Determine Pesticides in Agricultural Water Using QuEChERS Extraction and LC-MS/MS Analysis |
| title_full | Development and Application of a Multi-Residue Method to Determine Pesticides in Agricultural Water Using QuEChERS Extraction and LC-MS/MS Analysis |
| title_fullStr | Development and Application of a Multi-Residue Method to Determine Pesticides in Agricultural Water Using QuEChERS Extraction and LC-MS/MS Analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Development and Application of a Multi-Residue Method to Determine Pesticides in Agricultural Water Using QuEChERS Extraction and LC-MS/MS Analysis |
| title_short | Development and Application of a Multi-Residue Method to Determine Pesticides in Agricultural Water Using QuEChERS Extraction and LC-MS/MS Analysis |
| title_sort | development and application of a multi residue method to determine pesticides in agricultural water using quechers extraction and lc ms ms analysis |
| topic | agricultural water clean-up procedure combined sorbents ENVI-Carb QuEChERS |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2297-8739/7/4/52 |
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