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Analysis of Malathion pesticide residues in rice samples using ultrasound-assisted emulsification-microextraction coupled to UV photoionization source ion mobility spectrometry

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The present paper describes the validation of ultrasound-assisted emulsification-microextraction method followed by ion mobility spectrometry (IMS) for determination malathion pesticides. Ultrasound radiation was applied for accelerating the emulsification of microliter organic solvent in aqueous solutions and enhancing the microextraction efficiency. This preconcentration step combined with IMS detection provided a precise and accurate method for determination of trace amounts of malathion pesticides. The effect of parameters influencing the extraction efficiency such as sonication time, type of extraction solvent, extraction solvent volume, and salt concentration were investigated and discussed. Under the optimum conditions, enrichment factors was 270 with corresponding LOD of 4 μg/L. Linearity with a coefficient of estimation (r2) were >0.99 in the concentration level range of 6–750 μg/L for extraction of Malathion in water samples. The applicability of the proposed method was evaluated by determination of the residues of the investigated pesticide in rice paddy water gathered from four stations during 60 days after spraying (June 2014), and in storage rice samples in Mazandaran province, Iran.

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This work was supported with grants from University of Applied Science and Technology.

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  1. University of Applied Science and Technology, Qazvin, Iran

    Hamideh Kalhor

  2. Physic Department, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran, Iran

    Mohsen Motamedi

  3. Islamic Azad University, Zanjan Branch, Zanjan, Iran

    S. Hossein Mousavi

  4. Chemistry Department, Payame Noor University, Eslam Abad Gharb Branch, Eslamabad-E-Gharb, Iran

    A. Froozan Shokri

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Kalhor, H., Motamedi, M., Mousavi, S.H. et al. Analysis of Malathion pesticide residues in rice samples using ultrasound-assisted emulsification-microextraction coupled to UV photoionization source ion mobility spectrometry. Int. J. Ion Mobil. Spec. 19, 189–195 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12127-016-0207-2

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