Validation of an efficient method for the determination of pesticide residues in fruits and vegetables using ethyl acetate for extraction

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part B Pesticides, Food Contaminants, and Agricultural Wastes

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 481-490

  Aysal, Perihan ^a   Ambrus, Árpád ^b   Lehotay, Steven J ^c,d   Cannavan, Andrew ^a  

^a Food and Agricultural Organization   (Austria)

^b CENTRAL VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Hungary)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^d EASTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Gas chromatography (GC); Multi residue pesticide analysis; Validation

Indexed keywords

ACETONITRILE; FRUITS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; OPTIMIZATION; VEGETATION;

ELECTRON CAPTURE DETECTION (ECD); ETHYL ACETATE; NITROGEN-PHOSPHORUS DETECTION; SOLID-PHASE;

PESTICIDES;

ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ACETONITRILE; ACETONITRILE DERIVATIVE; PESTICIDE RESIDUE;

ACETATE (ESTER); FRUIT; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MODEL VALIDATION; PESTICIDE; TESTING METHOD; VEGETABLE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FRUIT; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY; VEGETABLE;

ACETATES; ACETONITRILES; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FRUIT; PESTICIDE RESIDUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VEGETABLES;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 34250359773     PISSN: 03601234     EISSN: 15324109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19312450701392490     Document Type: Article

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