Rapid detection of atrazine and metolachlor in farm soils: Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry-based analysis using the bubble-in-drop single drop microextraction enrichment method

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 62, Issue 31, 2014, Pages 7676-7681

  Williams, D Bradley G ^a,b   George, Mosotho J ^a,c   Marjanovic, Ljiljana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF LESOTHO   (Lesotho)

Author keywords

agriculture; herbicide; microextraction; recovery; spiking method

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; DROPS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; RECOVERY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOILS; WEED CONTROL; ESSENTIAL OILS; HERBICIDES; MASS SPECTROMETRY;

AGRICULTURAL SOILS; CONCENTRATION RANGES; HOT WATER EXTRACTION; MICROEXTRACTION; SENSITIVE TECHNIQUES; SINGLE DROP MICROEXTRACTION; SONICATION TECHNIQUES; SPIKING METHOD; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY;

HERBICIDES; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY;

ACETAMIDE DERIVATIVE; ATRAZINE; HERBICIDE; METOLACHLOR; SOIL;

AGRICULTURE; CHEMISTRY; FRACTIONATION; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; PROCEDURES; SOIL;

ACETAMIDES; AGRICULTURE; ATRAZINE; CHEMICAL FRACTIONATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HERBICIDES; SOIL;

EID: 84905717552     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: 15205118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf502411t     Document Type: Article

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