Method for determination of acephate, methamidophos, omethoate, dimethoate, ethylenethiourea and propylenethiourea in human urine using high-performance liquid chromatography-atmospheric pressure chemical ionization tandem mass spectrometry

Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 321-330

  Montesano, M Angela ^a,c   Olsson, Anders O ^a,d   Kuklenyik, Peter ^a   Needham, Larry L ^a   Bradman, Asa ^b   Barr, Dana B ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^d ASTRAZENECA R AND D   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acephate; Bisdithiocarbamates; ETU; Methamidophos; Organophosphorus insecticides; Urine

Indexed keywords

2 IMIDAZOLIDINETHIONE; ACEPHATE; DICHLOROMETHANE; DIMETHOATE; METHAMIDOPHOS; OMETHOATE; UREA DERIVATIVE;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFERENCE PAPER; EXTRACTION; FREEZE DRYING; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MONITORING; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; URINALYSIS;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CHILD; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DIMETHOATE; ETHYLENETHIOUREA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; ORGANOTHIOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; PREGNANCY; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; THIOUREA;

EID: 34447505978     PISSN: 15590631     EISSN: 1559064X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jes.7500550     Document Type: Conference Paper

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