Determination of Linuron in Potatoes Using Capillary Column Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry

1989 ◽  
Vol 72 (6) ◽  
pp. 970-974
Author(s):  
Gregory C Mattern ◽  
George M Singer ◽  
Judy Louis ◽  
Mark Robson ◽  
Joseph D Rosen

Abstract A convenient method for the determination of the JV-methyl,iVmethoxy- phenylurea herbicide (linuron) in potatoes has been developed. The herbicide is extracted from potatoes using a slightly modifled Luke multiresidue procedure. The extract is analyzed directly by gas chromatography with cold on-column injection, using an ion trap mass spectrometer in the chemical ionization mode as the detector. Quantitation is performed using p-bromonitrobenzene as the internal standard. The limit of detection is 0.1 ppm. Recoveries of linuron in potatoes averaged 112 ± 6% at the 0.5 ppm level, and 110 ± 2% at the 0.2 ppm level. No linuron residues were found in 25 potato samples that were analyzed by this method. Two other iV-methyl,iV-methoxyphenylurea herbicides, metobromuron and chlorbromuron, are also sufficiently stable to be determined by this method, but the N,Ndialkyl- phenylurea herbicides neburon, diuron, and monuron are too thermally unstable and degrade in the gas chromatograph.

1987 ◽  
Vol 70 (5) ◽  
pp. 912-915 ◽  
Author(s):  
Randall L Smith ◽  
Darryl M Sullivan ◽  
Earl F Richter

Abstract A positive bias in the gas chromatographic (GC) analysis of butter for β-sitosterol was discovered when attempting to confirm values by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS). The source of the problem was traced to an interfering material that was not effectively separated by packed column GC. Because capillary columns are known to provide superior separation, they were substituted for packed columns in the assay, and instrument parameters were modified accordingly. A compound with a similar retention time, identified by GC/MS as lanosterol, was separated from β-sitosterol by the capillary column. The capillary column technique was applied to over 300 butter samples. The results indicate that the method can accurately quantitate β-sitosterol in butter with no known interferences. The limit of detection for this method is 1 mg/100 g. Recoveries at a level of 3 mg/100 g averaged 98% with a coefficient of variation of 3.45%


1996 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 292-297 ◽  
Author(s):  
H H Yao ◽  
W H Porter

Abstract We developed a gas-chromatographic procedure for the simultaneous determination of ethylene glycol (EG) and its major toxic metabolite, glycolic acid (GA), suitable for clinical use in instances of EG intoxication. After serum protein precipitation with acetonitrile (containing internal standard), the supernate is treated with 2,2-dimethoxypropane (containing dimethylformamide) to remove water, and the volume is then reduced by evaporation to <100 microL of dimethylformamide (but not to dryness). After trimethylsilyl derivatization, the resulting derivatives are analyzed by capillary column gas chromatography. Only 100 microL of serum is required and the entire determination, including calibrators and controls, takes <2 h. The method gives a linear response to at least 10 g/L EG and 5 g/L GA and has a limit of detection <10 mg/L. Intraassay CV is < or = 2.8% for EG (100 and 1000 mg/L) and GA (100 and 500 mg/L); between-day CV is < or = 6.5%. The absolute recovery from serum was 91% for EG and 77-82% for GA (200 and 2000 mg/L each). Relative to calibrators prepared bovine serum albumin (70 g/L), the recovery was 99-104% for EG (100 - 5000 mg/L) and 95-105% for GA (50 - 2500 mg/L). No clinically important interference was detected for >60 exogenous or endogenous compounds and drugs.


1989 ◽  
Vol 72 (2) ◽  
pp. 349-354 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lee Q Huang

Abstract A multiresidue method was developed for the simultaneous determination of low parts per billion (ppb) concentrations of the herbicides alachlor, metolachlor, atrazine, and simazine in water and soil using isotope dilution gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS). Known amounts of 15N,13C-alachlor and 2H5-atrazine were added to each sample as internal standards. The samples were then prepared by a solid phase extraction with no further cleanup. A high resolution GC/low resolution MS system with data acquisition in selected ion monitoring mode was used to quantitate herbicides in the extract. The limit of detection was 0.05 ppb for water and 0.5 ppb for soil. Accuracy greater than 80% and precision better than 4% was demonstrated with spiked samples.


1991 ◽  
Vol 74 (5) ◽  
pp. 830-835 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dalia M Gilvydis ◽  
Stephen M Walters

Abstract An interlaboratory study of the determination of captan, folpet, and captafol in tomatoes, cucumbers, and apples was conducted by 4 laboratories using wide-bore capillary column gas chromatography with electron capture detection. The 3 fungicides were determined using the Luke et al. multlresidue method modified to Include additional solvent elutlon in the optional Florisll column cleanup step used with this method. The crops were fortified with each fungicide at 3 levels per crop. Mean recoveries ranged from 86.2% for a 25.1 ppm level of captan in apples to 115.4% for a 0.288 ppm level of captafol In apples. Interlaboratory coefficients of variation ranged from 3.4% (24.7 ppm folpet) to 9.7% (0.243 ppm captafol) for tomatoes; from 2.8% (2.0 ppm captafol) to 8.2% (24.8 ppm captan) for cucumbers; and from 1.5% (0.234 ppm folpet) to 22.1% (0.266 ppm captafol) for apples.


1991 ◽  
Vol 74 (4) ◽  
pp. 611-618 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin J Lynch ◽  
Franklyn R Mosher ◽  
Richard P Schneider ◽  
Hassan G Fouda ◽  
James E Risk

Abstract The Ion trap detector (ITD), in combination with a capillary gas chromatograph and under chemical ionization conditions, offers sufficient sensitivity to determine carbadoxrelated residues as the methyl ester derivative of quinoxaline- 2-carboxylic acid at 3 μg/kg or higher in porcine liver. A tetradeuterated internal standard of QME effectively compensates for losses incurred during sample preparation. The method produced mean levels of 3.3 (±0.5), 5.5 (±0.8), and 10.1 (±0.9) μg/kg for liver fortified at 3, 5, and 10 μg/kg. When applied to analysis of samples containing incurred residues of 14C-carbadox at the low μg/kg level, results were comparable to those obtained by reverse isotope dilution analysis.


1986 ◽  
Vol 69 (3) ◽  
pp. 451-458
Author(s):  
Guy L Lebel ◽  
David T Williams

Abstract <A method has been developed for determination of organochlorine contaminants in human adipose tissue. After fat extraction from the tissue with acetone-hexane (15 + 85, v/v), organochlorines were fractionated from fat by gel permeation chromatography with methylene chloride-cyclohexane (1 + 1, v/v) as solvent. After Florisil column cleanup, the GPC extract was analyzed by capillary column gas chromatography using 2 columns of different polarity. Compound identity was confirmed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry using selected ion monitoring. Recoveries for fortification levels of 10-500 ng/g were greater than 80 % except for trichlorobenzene and hexachlorobutadiene (ca 60%).


1990 ◽  
Vol 73 (6) ◽  
pp. 883-886
Author(s):  
Susan S.C Tai ◽  
Nancy Cargile ◽  
Charlie J Barnes ◽  
Philip Kijak

Abstract During an evaluation of the gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) confirmatory procedure of Lynch and Bartoluccl for pyrantel residues in swine tissues, we developed a GC flame Ionization method for quantltatlng pyrantel residues In extracts of swine liver. The method was subjected to trial principally In the laboratories of Biospherics, Inc., using control liver, fortified control liver, and Incurred liver tissue samples. Although the method does not meet all of the current Food and Drug Administration criteria, it compares favorably to the official determinative method. Portions of the same extract can be used for quantitation and for GC/MS confirmation, true recoveries appear to be slightly higher, and an internal standard Is not required. The precision of this method equals or exceeds that of the official determinative method.


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