Development of dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction method for the analysis of organophosphorus pesticides in tea

J Hazard Mater. 2009 Sep 30;169(1-3):907-11. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.04.030. Epub 2009 Apr 16.

Abstract

In this article, a new method for the determination of organophosphorus pesticides (OPPs) in tea was developed by using dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction (DLLME) and gas chromatography-flame photometric detection (GC-FPD). A mixture of acetonitrile and n-hexane was used as an extraction solvent for the extraction of OPPs from tea samples. When the extraction process was finished, the mixture of solvents was rapidly dispersed in water; target analyte was extracted to a small volume of n-hexane, using DLLME. Recovery tests were performed for concentration 5.0 microg/kg. The recovery for each target analyte was in the range between 83.3 and 117.4%. The repeatability of the proposed method, expressed as relative standard deviation, varied between 3 and 7.8% (n=3). The detection limit of the method for tea was found ranging from 0.030 to 1 microg/kg for all the target pesticides. Compared with the conventional sample preparation method, the proposed method has the advantage of being quick and easy to operate, and has high-enrichment factors and low consumption of organic solvent.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Chemical Fractionation / methods*
  • Chromatography, Gas
  • Food Contamination / analysis
  • Organophosphorus Compounds / analysis
  • Organophosphorus Compounds / isolation & purification
  • Pesticides / analysis*
  • Pesticides / isolation & purification
  • Solvents
  • Tea / chemistry*

Substances

  • Organophosphorus Compounds
  • Pesticides
  • Solvents
  • Tea