UNE-EN ISO/IEC 17025:2005 accredited method for the determination of 121 pesticide residues in fruits and vegetables by gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry

Journal of Food Composition and Analysis

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 427-440

  Camino Sanchez F J ^a   Zafra Gomez A ^b   Ruiz Garcia J ^a   Bermudez Peinado R ^a   Ballesteros, O ^b   Navalon, A ^b   Vílchez, José L ^b  

^a Laboratorios Cavendish SL Research Department   (Spain)

^b Department of Analytical Chemistry   (Spain)

Author keywords

Food analysis; Food composition; Food safety; Fruits; GC MS MS; ISO IEC 17025:2005; Pesticides; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. LANATUS; CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; CUCURBITA PEPO VAR. MELOPEPO; LACTUCA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MALUS X DOMESTICA; SOLANUM MELONGENA;

EID: 79955036335     PISSN: 08891575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfca.2010.11.009     Document Type: Article

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