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Determination of Pyrethroid Insecticides in Vegetables with Liquid Chromatography Using Detection by Electrospray Mass Spectrometry

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Liquid chromatography with electrospray mass spectrometry (LC-ES-MS) instrumentation equipped with a single quadrupole mass filter has been used to determine several pyrethroid insecticides (fenpropathrin, lambda-cyhalothrin, deltamethrin, fenvalerate, permethrin, tau-fluvalinate and bifenthrin). The applicability of the method to the determination of insecticides in spiked cucumber, green bean, tomato and aubergine was evaluated. Samples were extracted into dichloromethane without a clean-up step. Interferences due to the matrix effect were overcome using matrix matched standards. The limits of detection ranged from 4–8 ng mL−1 (3 and 6 ng g−1 in the vegetable samples), with relative standard deviations < 6.8%, using blank vegetable extract. Mean recoveries ranged from 80.1–109.8%.

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  1. Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of Almería, La Cañada de San Urbano, 04120, Almería, Spain

    D. Barranco Martínez, P. Parrilla Vázquez, M. Martínez Galera & M. D. Gil García

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Martínez, D.B., Vázquez, P.P., Galera, M.M. et al. Determination of Pyrethroid Insecticides in Vegetables with Liquid Chromatography Using Detection by Electrospray Mass Spectrometry. Chroma 63, 487–491 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1365/s10337-006-0777-y

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