Supporting dataset on the optimization and validation of a QuEChERS-based method for the determination of 218 pesticide residues in clay loam soil

Andrea Acosta-Dacal; Cristian Rial-Berriel; Ricardo Díaz-Díaz; Mª Del Mar Bernal Suárez; Manuel Zumbado; Luis Alberto Henríquez-Hernández; Octavio P Luzardo

doi:10.1016/j.dib.2020.106393

Supporting dataset on the optimization and validation of a QuEChERS-based method for the determination of 218 pesticide residues in clay loam soil

Data Brief. 2020 Oct 9:33:106393. doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2020.106393. eCollection 2020 Dec.

Authors

Andrea Acosta-Dacal¹, Cristian Rial-Berriel¹, Ricardo Díaz-Díaz², Mª Del Mar Bernal Suárez², Manuel Zumbado^{1

3}, Luis Alberto Henríquez-Hernández^{1

3}, Octavio P Luzardo^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ Toxicology Unit, Research Institute of Biomedical and Health Sciences (IUIBS), Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Paseo Blas Cabrera s/n, 35016 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain.
² Department of Environmental Analysis, Technological Institute of the Canary Islands, C/ Los Cactus no 68 35118, Polígono Industrial de Arinaga, Agüimes, Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain.
³ Spanish Biomedical Research Centre in Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition (CIBERObn), Paseo Blas Cabrera Felipe s/n, 35016 Las Palmas, Spain.

Abstract

The dataset presented in this article supports "Optimization and validation of a method for the simultaneous environmental monitoring of 218 pesticide residues in clay loam soil" [1]. A method based on QuEChERS (Quick, Easy, Cheap, Effective, Rugged & Safe) for the extraction of pesticide and some metabolites residues was developed. The quantification of the chemicals was performed by a combination of two complementary LC-MS/MS and GC-MS/MS analyses. Detailed optimization data of the QuEChERS extraction method is provided, including (1) salt combination, (2) acidification of the solvent (3) the amount of the selected acid (Formic Acid, FA) and (4) moisturization of the soil samples prior to extraction. In addition, all the validation data are presented, including the matrix effect, which was evaluated for each analyte using the recommended procedure.

Keywords: GC–MS/MS; LC-MS/MS; Matrix effect; Method optimisation; Pesticides; QuEChERS; Soils.