Evaluation of an analytical methodology using QuEChERS and GC-SQ/MS for the investigation of the level of pesticide residues in Brazilian melons

Food Chemistry

Volumn 141, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 2675-2681

  Da Silva Sousa, Jonas ^a   De Castro, Rubens Carius ^b   De Albuquerque Andrade, Gilliane ^b   Lima, Cleidiane Gomes ^b   Lima, Lucélia Kátia ^b   Milhome, Maria Aparecida Liberato ^b   Do Nascimento, Ronaldo Ferreira ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^b Fundação Núcleo de Tecnologia Industrial Do Ceará NUTEC   (Brazil)

Author keywords

GC SQ MS; Melon; Multiresidue; QuEChERS; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY;

GC-SQ/MS; MELON; MULTIRESIDUE; QUECHERS; UNCERTAINTY;

PESTICIDES;

AMETRYN; ATRAZINE; BIFENTHRIN; CHLORDANE; CHLOROBENZILATE; CHLOROTHALONIL; CHLORPYRIFOS; CYHALOTHRIN; DACTHAL; DELTAMETHRIN; ENILCONAZOLE; FENITROTHION; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; MALATHION; METALAXYL; MOLINATE; PARATHION METHYL; PERMETHRIN; PESTICIDE RESIDUE; PYRIPROXYFEN; TRIAZOPHOS; TRIFLURALIN;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOOD SECURITY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIMIT OF DETECTION; LIMIT OF QUANTITATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MELON; NONHUMAN;

CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS MELO;

EID: 84879217757     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: 18737072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2013.05.027     Document Type: Article

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