Application of HPLC-TOF-MS and HPLC-QTOF-MS/MS for Pesticide Residues Analysis in Fruit and Vegetable Matrices

Comprehensive Analytical Chemistry

Volumn 58, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-60

  Ferrer, Carmen ^a   Malato, Octavio ^a   Agüera, Ana ^a   Fernandez Alba, Amadeo R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Accurate mass; Automatic screening; Food analysis; HPLC (Q)TOF MS; Pesticides

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863870223     PISSN: 0166526X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-53810-9.00007-9     Document Type: Chapter

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