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A method for the determination of some pesticide residues in must and wine samples was developed using solid-phase microextraction (SPME) and gas chromatography – electron capture detection (GC/ECD). The procedure only needs dilution as sample pre-treatment and is therefore simple, fast and solvent-free. Eight fungicides (vinclozolin, procymidone, iprodione, penconazole, fenarimol, folpet, nuarimol and hexaconazole), one insecticide (chlorpyriphos) and two acaricides (bromopropylate and tetradifon) can be quantified. Good linearity was observed for all the compounds in the range 5–100 μg/L. The reproducibility of the measurements was found acceptable (with RSD’s below 20%). Detection limits of 11 μg/L, on average, are sufficiently below the proposed maximum residue limits (MRL’s) for these compounds in wine. The analytical method was applied to the determination of these compounds in Portuguese must and wine samples from the Demarcated Region of Alentejo, where any residues could be detected.
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Received: 20 December 2000 / Revised: 31 January 2001 / Accepted: 3 February 2001
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Correia, M., Delerue-Matos, C. & Alves, A. Development of a SPME-GC-ECD methodology for selected pesticides in must and wine samples. Fresenius J Anal Chem 369, 647–651 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002160100762
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s002160100762