Research Article

Determination of Chlorsulfuron and Pendimethalin in Soil Samples Using Modified QuEChERS Method by Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry

Number: 31 December 31, 2021
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Determination of Chlorsulfuron and Pendimethalin in Soil Samples Using Modified QuEChERS Method by Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry

Abstract

Pesticides, which accumulate in the ecosystem at high concentrations, interfere with the food chain of life forms and cause significant damage to them. The continuous increase in soil and water pollution due to the extensive use of pesticides has made it necessary to develop effective analytical methods to detect pesticides and to continuously monitor the level of residues with these methods. In this study, an analytical method for the detection of chlorsulfuron and pendimenthalin in soil matrix was developed and validated. The soil sample was fortified with a known quantity of pesticides at three different concentration levels (0.01, 0.05 and 0.1 mg/kg) and the analytes were extracted via a modified QuEChERS method. Recovery studies were performed with 5 different modified QuEChERS methods. Better recoveries were obtained in T4 method (extraction with 266.6 mg MgSO4, 66.6 mg NaCl, 66.6 mg TSCD and 33.3 mg DHS, d-SPE cleanup with 300 mg MgSO4 and 100 mg PSA). The recoveries were in the range 70–120 %, with relative standard deviation (RSD)values lower than 15 %. Chlorsulfuron and pendimenthalin of Limits of detection (LODs) were 0.96 and 1.30 μg kg−1 and limits of quantification (LOQs) were 3.19 and 4.34 μg kg−1, respectively.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Engineering

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 31, 2021

Submission Date

October 16, 2021

Acceptance Date

December 15, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Number: 31

APA
Balkan, T. (2021). Determination of Chlorsulfuron and Pendimethalin in Soil Samples Using Modified QuEChERS Method by Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry. Avrupa Bilim Ve Teknoloji Dergisi, 31, 539-544. https://doi.org/10.31590/ejosat.1010792

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