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Determination of Pesticides and Drug Residues by Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
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Determination of Pesticides and Drug Residues by Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry

A special issue of Separations (ISSN 2297-8739). This special issue belongs to the section "Chromatographic Separations".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 March 2024) | Viewed by 3946

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Dr. Andreia Freitas

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National Institute of Agricultural and Veterinary Research, Lisbon, Portugal
Interests: veterinary drug residues; pesticides residues; chromatography; mass spectrometry; analytical chemistry
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Dear Colleagues,

Food safety and the protection of consumers is assumed, today, to be one of the top priorities. Several worldwide entities are continuously revising legislation to ensure that the presence of undesirable contaminants in foodstuff is monitored and that the needed nutritional constituents are being valued. The need for constant control is due to the abusive use of certain pesticides in farms and veterinary medicines as growth promoters in animal production. To prevent the consequent health problems in humans and animals, the development of analytical methods for the determination of contaminant residues in food and feed is mandatory in food safety. To fulfill the specificity and selectivity criteria obligatory for an accurate detection, the use of chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry as the main analytical tool is necessary. Low-resolution mass spectrometry (LR-MS), as a coupled triple quadrupole, is the first choice in routine analysis and allows single determinations and multi-compound detection. The use of high-resolution mass spectrometry (HR-MS) in residue analysis has been increasing, offering the possibility of simultaneous analysis, without limitation in the number of compounds. Such techniques are also widely applied in the nutritional characterization of food products as a tool of choice.

Dr. Andreia Freitas
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Keywords

  • food safety
  • anthropogenic contaminants
  • natural contaminants
  • veterinary drug residues
  • chromatography
  • mass spectrometry
  • animal production
  • pesticides

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Mycotoxins and Maize Value Chain: Multi-Matrix and Multi-Analyte Tools towards Global Feed and Food Safety
by Marta Leite, Andreia Freitas, Jorge Barbosa and Fernando Ramos
Separations 2023, 10(9), 486; https://doi.org/10.3390/separations10090486 - 5 Sep 2023
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Maize value chains represent invaluable end-consumer products in food systems worldwide. Mycotoxin contamination along these chains causes severe economic and health impacts from the plant, animal and human safety points of view. This work aimed to develop a single standardized methodology that fulfilled [...] Read more.
Maize value chains represent invaluable end-consumer products in food systems worldwide. Mycotoxin contamination along these chains causes severe economic and health impacts from the plant, animal and human safety points of view. This work aimed to develop a single standardized methodology that fulfilled extraction and detection procedures for 22 mycotoxins in maize chain matrices. The main goal concerned the validation of a QuEChERS-based ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography coupled to the tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC-MS/MS) method in compliance with established performance criteria for mycotoxin determination. Validation parameters encompassing specificity/selectivity, linearity, precision, recovery, Limits of Detection (LOD) and Limits of Quantification (LOQ) were evaluated, and acceptable data were found for all the mycotoxins in the matrices under study, namely, seeds, flowering plants, silage and feed. The applied method presented LODs and LOQs lower than 40.3 and 42.1 ng g−1, respectively, and recoveries ranging from 80.7 to 118.1%, with precision values below 20.5%. A first-time full analytical procedure in a multi-matrix and multi-analyte approach was successfully validated, representing a valuable control tool for mycotoxin monitoring in maize chains. This approach will ultimately allow a response to the need for integrated risk assessments encompassing full, comprehensive analysis of whole food chains in compliance with the maximum levels established in European regulations, and the establishment of accurate solutions in each chain-specific critical point, helping to provide more sustainable, safer and healthy food systems. Full article
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Rapid Multi-Residue Method for Simultaneous Determination of 1,3,5-Triazine Herbicides in Environmental Samples by Capillary GC-MS-EI Selective Ion Monitoring Method
by Perumal E. Ravi, Perumal E. Thirugnanam, Jothi Ramalingam Rajabathar, Hamad Al-Lohedan, S. Jenifer and Muthusamy Karnan
Separations 2023, 10(6), 363; https://doi.org/10.3390/separations10060363 - 18 Jun 2023
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A new multi-residue method using gas chromatography–mass spectrometry electron ionization selective ion monitoring mode (SIM) has been developed for the simultaneous determination of eight 1,3,5-triazine herbicides such as 1,3,5-triazine-2,4-diamine (atrazine), ametryn, prometryn, propazine, terbuthylazine, terbutryn, and simazine simetryn in water and soil samples. [...] Read more.
A new multi-residue method using gas chromatography–mass spectrometry electron ionization selective ion monitoring mode (SIM) has been developed for the simultaneous determination of eight 1,3,5-triazine herbicides such as 1,3,5-triazine-2,4-diamine (atrazine), ametryn, prometryn, propazine, terbuthylazine, terbutryn, and simazine simetryn in water and soil samples. Quantification is done using lindane (gamma benzene hexachloride) as an internal standard. A specific Capillary DB-Wax column of 30 m length, 0.32 mm internal diameter, and 0.25 µm film thickness is used for the separation of eight 1,3,5-triazine-2,4-diamine. The method was applied for the determination of residues in groundwater and soil samples. The lowest detection limit by GC-MS-SIM (selective ion monitoring mode) is 0.1 pg/mL. Recovery in water samples is in the range of 93–103%, and in soil samples, 91–102% for different individual compounds. Forty-five groundwater and soil samples were collected in and around Kancheepuram district in Tamilnadu (India), and they were analyzed for the respective residues. A detailed discussion of the GC-MS analysis results has been presented. Full article
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