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Optimization of Headspace Solid-Phase Microextraction for the Determination of Pesticide Residues in Vegetables and Fruits

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A headspace solid-phase microextraction method has been developed for the determination of 8 pesticides in vegetables and fruits by using gas chromatography with an electron capture detector. Two types of fibers (polyacrylate, 85 mm and polydimethylsiloxane, 100 mm) have been assayed and compared. The main factors: extraction and desorption parameters, ionic strength, and the effects of dilution and organic solvents, were studied and optimized. The optimized procedures resulted in more than 80% recovery for all the investigated vegetable and fruit samples with RSD values below 10%.

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  1. Department of Science and Mathematics, College of Engineering, Universiti Tenaga, Nasional Km 7, Jalan Kajang-Puchong, 43009, Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia

    Meekin Chai

  2. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Universiti Malaya, Lembah Pantai, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

    Guanhuat Tan & Asha Lal

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Chai, M., Tan, G. & Lal, A. Optimization of Headspace Solid-Phase Microextraction for the Determination of Pesticide Residues in Vegetables and Fruits. ANAL. SCI. 24, 273–276 (2008). https://doi.org/10.2116/analsci.24.273

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