Abstract
A method based on liquid chromatography/mass spectroscopy with electrospray ionization in positive mode (LC/ESI-MS) to determine trace levels of pyrethroids in environmental water samples has been developed. The chromatographic and the MS parameters were optimized to obtain the best sensitivity and selectivity for all pesticides. Solid-phase extraction (SPE) using C18 cartridges was applied for preconcentration of pesticide trace levels (ng/L) in both ground and sea water samples. The preconcentration step was carried out with 800 mL of water sample modified with 200 mL of MeOH to improve the recovery percentages in the SPE procedure. The SPE-LC/ESI-MS methodology was applied to determine pyrethroids in ground and sea water samples spiked at ng/L concentration levels. Recoveries obtained in ground water were satisfactory (between 72 and 110%). However, an enhancement of the signals of all pesticides in the sea water was found due to the negative effect of the salt in the ionization source. To eliminate this effect a simple cleanup step of the SPE cartridge using 200 mL of Milli-Q water was performed. The cleanup removed the matrix effect completely from the marine samples. Thus, the recovery percentages ranged from 80 to 115%. The method was applied to determine ng/L of pyrethroids in both ground and marine water samples with precision values lower than 10%.
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